---
type: "Bill"
title: "Juveniles, dependency hearing, allow statements to be entered into evidence in cases if they were made by a child under the age of 12 during a forensic interview and pertain to allegations of abuse against the child, Secs. 12-15-301, 12-15-310 am'd."
description: "Juveniles, dependency hearing, allow statements to be entered into evidence in cases if they were made by a child under the age of 12 during a forensic interview and pertain to allegations of abuse against the child, Secs. 12-15-301, 12-15-310 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "HB 31"
citation: "Alabama HB 31 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Juveniles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reynolds"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb2a3bb2-5ce0-42e7-91c3-d8d9eaeb6e8d"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB31"
source_hash: "bd9c952e9adcc546ed6b59a51c4037a1a86b35e8da1373ed00a3739850c1c5ca"
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 31 (2019rs) — Juveniles, dependency hearing, allow statements to be entered into evidence in cases if they were made by a child under the age of 12 during a forensic interview and pertain to allegations of abuse against the child, Secs. 12-15-301, 12-15-310 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/HB31-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 198179-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/198179-1.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 198528-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/198528-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB31-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB31-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 72 — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1363 — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 73 — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 74 — **102–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Reynolds — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 72 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Collins Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 73 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 74 `passage`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2019-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1363 `passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-381. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 1:35 p.m. on May 30, 2019. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb2a3bb2-5ce0-42e7-91c3-d8d9eaeb6e8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).