---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human trafficking, further provided, prostitution with a minor, certain defenses prohibited, licensing by Massage Therapy Bd. further provided for, Secs. 13A-6-157.1, 13A-6-161, 13A-6-162, 13A-12-121.1, 13A-12-124, 13A-12-125 added; Secs. 13A-6-151, 13A-6-152, 13A-6-157, 13A-6-158, 13A-12-122, 15-27-1, 15-27-2, 34-43-12 to 34-43-15, inclusive, am'd."
description: "Human trafficking, further provided, prostitution with a minor, certain defenses prohibited, licensing by Massage Therapy Bd. further provided for, Secs. 13A-6-157.1, 13A-6-161, 13A-6-162, 13A-12-121.1, 13A-12-124, 13A-12-125 added; Secs. 13A-6-151, 13A-6-152, 13A-6-157, 13A-6-158, 13A-12-122, 15-27-1, 15-27-2, 34-43-12 to 34-43-15, inclusive, am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "HB 305"
citation: "Alabama HB 305 (2018rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human Trafficking"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Williams (JD)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c3e5f3d-9bc6-4c2e-ae78-bb35c21f6f91"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB305"
source_hash: "977350f379a686d7f3fa3067b6e146c329b03cdb0ffc78a7a6709eaaf3a5ed9c"
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 305 (2018rs) — Human trafficking, further provided, prostitution with a minor, certain defenses prohibited, licensing by Massage Therapy Bd. further provided for, Secs. 13A-6-157.1, 13A-6-161, 13A-6-162, 13A-12-121.1, 13A-12-124, 13A-12-125 added; Secs. 13A-6-151, 13A-6-152, 13A-6-157, 13A-6-158, 13A-12-122, 15-27-1, 15-27-2, 34-43-12 to 34-43-15, inclusive, 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/HB305-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB305-eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB305-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1186 — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1074 — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Ward motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1185 — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Cosponsors Added — **86–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 736 — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 737 — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Williams (JD) motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1088 — **89–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Williams (JD) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 736 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 737 `passage`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Cosponsors Added
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** Tuggle intended to vote "Yea"
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 2 amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1074 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Ward motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Ward motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Ward Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Ward motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1185 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1186 `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Williams (JD) motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1088 `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **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. 2018-506. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 6:10 p.m. on March 28, 2018. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7c3e5f3d-9bc6-4c2e-ae78-bb35c21f6f91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).