---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxation, sale of land for unpaid tax delinquent after January 1, 2018, redemption, interest rate lowered Secs. 40-10-75, 40-10-76, 40-10-77, 40-10-83, 40-10-121, 40-10-122 am'd."
description: "Taxation, sale of land for unpaid tax delinquent after January 1, 2018, redemption, interest rate lowered Secs. 40-10-75, 40-10-76, 40-10-77, 40-10-83, 40-10-121, 40-10-122 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "SB 257"
citation: "Alabama SB 257 (2018rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sanders"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ffd16dc7-3002-4ffc-8fa1-7f8773e100bf"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB257"
source_hash: "1772440b8a88bec9248b2b5f306f4348ec397b62513f18e80cddd599a8f42a21"
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 SB 257 (2018rs) — Taxation, sale of land for unpaid tax delinquent after January 1, 2018, redemption, interest rate lowered Secs. 40-10-75, 40-10-76, 40-10-77, 40-10-83, 40-10-121, 40-10-122 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/SB257-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/SB257-eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/SB257-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- McCampbell motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 943 House appoints McCampbell, Nordgren and Garrett — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Sanders motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 927 P&PO appoints Sanders, Williams, Phil and Reed — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- McCampbell motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1084 — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 383 — **17–8** (pass) · upper
- Sanders motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1087 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 924 — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 922 — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Sanders motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 382 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 923 — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sanders — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-30T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Sanders motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 382 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 383 `passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Fiscal Responsibility `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 922 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Knight Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 923 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 924 `passage`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Sanders motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 927 P&PO appoints Sanders, Williams, Phil and Reed
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Requested
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** McCampbell motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 943 House appoints McCampbell, Nordgren and Garrett
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Report
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Sanders motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1087 `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Concurrence Requested
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** McCampbell motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1084 `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Conference Report
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2018-494. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee on SB257 2018RS first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development first Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ffd16dc7-3002-4ffc-8fa1-7f8773e100bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).