---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ethics Commission filings, candidates authorized to file Statement of Economic Interests up to five days after qualifying to run, Sec. 36-25-15 am'd."
description: "Ethics Commission filings, candidates authorized to file Statement of Economic Interests up to five days after qualifying to run, Sec. 36-25-15 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "HB 259"
citation: "Alabama HB 259 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Candidates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fincher"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a68f93a9-8174-4186-8e4c-1e3568aa3115"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB259"
source_hash: "16764403d5e50e39e59abb3b038df8d50dd4b6cfbb8a9a9c92c19801116cfea7"
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 259 (2019rs) — Ethics Commission filings, candidates authorized to file Statement of Economic Interests up to five days after qualifying to run, Sec. 36-25-15 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/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB259-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 198607-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/198607-1.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB259-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB259-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 278 — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 279 — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1462 — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fincher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 278 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 279 `passage`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1462 `passage`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-529. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 4:11 p.m. on May 31, 2019. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Forwarded to Governor on May 31, 2019 at 4:11 p.m. on May 31, 2019. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a68f93a9-8174-4186-8e4c-1e3568aa3115`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).