---
type: "Bill"
title: "Domestic violence, in the first, second, and third degree, committed in the presence of a minor, increased incarceration periods and enhanced penalties, Secs. 13A-6-130, 13A-6-131 am'd."
description: "Domestic violence, in the first, second, and third degree, committed in the presence of a minor, increased incarceration periods and enhanced penalties, Secs. 13A-6-130, 13A-6-131 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "HB 59"
citation: "Alabama HB 59 (2018rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Domestic Violence"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harbison"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebb08280-8d65-443b-a1f1-dc9a81ef42a6"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB59"
source_hash: "064c3f65d227a97c20aa8fcff61380cd7a461917b28555d08ecead109860b24c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama HB 59 (2018rs) — Domestic violence, in the first, second, and third degree, committed in the presence of a minor, increased incarceration periods and enhanced penalties, Secs. 13A-6-130, 13A-6-131 am'd.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB59-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB59-eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB59-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 167 — **80–3** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 168 — **79–5** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1082 — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harbison — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 167 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 168 `passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2018-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Ward motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1082 `passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2018-538. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 2:28 p.m. on March 27, 2018. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebb08280-8d65-443b-a1f1-dc9a81ef42a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).