---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ethics Commission, minor violation further defined, enforcement provisions revised, administrative penalties further provided for, Secs. 36-25-1, 36-25-4, 36-25-27 am'd."
description: "Ethics Commission, minor violation further defined, enforcement provisions revised, administrative penalties further provided for, Secs. 36-25-1, 36-25-4, 36-25-27 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "SB 267"
citation: "Alabama SB 267 (2018rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Ethics Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ward"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a18ce8e-1821-4e87-9a91-6edfb57341fe"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB267"
source_hash: "7634bac4c1340fec3391586e5cc82914168dac1cbd59e38fcf7b11d9bca7dcc3"
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 267 (2018rs) — Ethics Commission, minor violation further defined, enforcement provisions revised, administrative penalties further provided for, Secs. 36-25-1, 36-25-4, 36-25-27 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/SB267-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/SB267-eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/SB267-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 944 — **19–3** (pass) · upper
- Ward motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 942 — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1100 — **57–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ward — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Ward motion to Table adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Ward Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Ward motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 942 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 944 `passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ethics and Campaign Finance `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1100 `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Mooney intended to vote "Nay"
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2018-515. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a18ce8e-1821-4e87-9a91-6edfb57341fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).