---
type: "Bill"
title: "Homestead exemptions, to permit anyone who qualifies for a homestead exemption to electronically verify eligibility for the exemption each year, Sec. 40-9-21.1 am'd."
description: "Homestead exemptions, to permit anyone who qualifies for a homestead exemption to electronically verify eligibility for the exemption each year, Sec. 40-9-21.1 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "HB 338"
citation: "Alabama HB 338 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Homestead Exemption"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faulkner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-04-03T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce1371d0-db22-47de-b237-a02dc08800b9"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB338"
source_hash: "54e7dd5ea8554a565a48a52bfbc11a13408d774267ac42a3b69a75d839f49ac8"
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 338 (2019rs) — Homestead exemptions, to permit anyone who qualifies for a homestead exemption to electronically verify eligibility for the exemption each year, Sec. 40-9-21.1 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/HB338-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 199806-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/199806-1.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 200630-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200630-2.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB338-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB338-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1099 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 550 — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 548 — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 549 — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Faulkner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** State Government first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 548 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Ellis Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 549 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 550 `passage`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1099 `passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-320. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Forwarded to Governor on May 23, 2019 at 1:08 p.m. on May 23, 2019. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce1371d0-db22-47de-b237-a02dc08800b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).