---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterans, unemployed, tax credit created for hiring of, regardless of whether veteran was recently deployed, Sec. 40-18-320.1 added; Secs. 40-18-320, 40-18-321, 40-18-322, 40-18-324 am'd."
description: "Veterans, unemployed, tax credit created for hiring of, regardless of whether veteran was recently deployed, Sec. 40-18-320.1 added; Secs. 40-18-320, 40-18-321, 40-18-322, 40-18-324 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "HB 83"
citation: "Alabama HB 83 (2018rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Veterans"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rowe"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11e465b0-b7b0-435a-ae39-7721b45093c3"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB83"
source_hash: "0ed435ed18cb20742068e6e3ad34b48a29b973eabe5e2fe76a6bef972b9a6175"
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 83 (2018rs) — Veterans, unemployed, tax credit created for hiring of, regardless of whether veteran was recently deployed, Sec. 40-18-320.1 added; Secs. 40-18-320, 40-18-321, 40-18-322, 40-18-324 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/HB83-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB83-eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB83-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Dial motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 451 P&PO appoints Williams, Dial and Beasley — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Rowe motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 576 — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 22 — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 412 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Williams motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 595 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Rowe motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 380 House appoints Rowe, Poole and Todd — **88–1** (pass) · lower
- Williams motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 411 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 21 — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rowe — 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 Military and Veterans Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Grimsley Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 21 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 22 `passage`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Members intended to Cosponsor
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Veterans and Military Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Williams Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Williams motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 411 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 412 `passage`
- **2018-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2018-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Rowe motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 380 House appoints Rowe, Poole and Todd
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Requested
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Dial motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 451 P&PO appoints Williams, Dial and Beasley
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Rowe motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 576 `passage`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Concurrence Requested
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Williams motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 595 `passage`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Conference Report
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 4:52 p.m. on March 6, 2018. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2018-194. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee on HB83 2018RS first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Conference Report
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** 

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11e465b0-b7b0-435a-ae39-7721b45093c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).