---
type: "Bill"
title: "Corrections Dept., correctional officer retention, pilot program for bonuses, expiration"
description: "Corrections Dept., correctional officer retention, pilot program for bonuses, expiration"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "HB 226"
citation: "Alabama HB 226 (2018rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections Department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hill"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea77426b-c0f4-4c83-a3d8-693d62175f6e"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB226"
source_hash: "91e838985309252d8e1d610228265129c1d6c3e375af75f89ac927c608caff1e"
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 226 (2018rs) — Corrections Dept., correctional officer retention, pilot program for bonuses, expiration

## 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/HB226-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB226-eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB226-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 829 — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1182 — **30–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 830 — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Albritton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1181 — **29–1** (pass) · upper
- Hill motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1087 — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hill — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means General Fund Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 829 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 830 `passage`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation General Fund Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Albritton motion to Table adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Albritton Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Albritton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1181 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1182 `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Hill motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1087 `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2018-505. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 6:10 p.m. on March 28, 2018. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea77426b-c0f4-4c83-a3d8-693d62175f6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).