---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fantasy contests, regulation of, consumer protection measures by operators required, regulation, registration of operators with the Atty. Gen's Office, fees, taxation, audits, penalties, Fantasy Contests Act"
description: "Fantasy contests, regulation of, consumer protection measures by operators required, regulation, registration of operators with the Atty. Gen's Office, fees, taxation, audits, penalties, Fantasy Contests Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "HB 361"
citation: "Alabama HB 361 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fantasy Contests"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["South"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 47
vote_count: 15
first_action: "2019-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd4b63a7-093e-4a7d-92a1-c446d2b04998"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB361"
source_hash: "70dcb0160d2445b088d73bc28d94c4058b9a957f7ed89a82024ccce23fcca768"
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 361 (2019rs) — Fantasy contests, regulation of, consumer protection measures by operators required, regulation, registration of operators with the Atty. Gen's Office, fees, taxation, audits, penalties, Fantasy Contests Act

## 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/HB361-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 199416-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/199416-2.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 200856-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200856-1.pdf)
4. **Amd/Sub 200901-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200901-1.pdf)
5. **Amd/Sub 200921-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200921-1.pdf)
6. **Amd/Sub 200954-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200954-1.pdf)
7. **Amd/Sub 200957-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200957-1.pdf)
8. **Amd/Sub 200969-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200969-1.pdf)
9. **Amd/Sub 200972-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200972-1.pdf)
10. **Amd/Sub 201441-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201441-1.pdf)
11. **Amd/Sub 202018-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/202018-1.pdf)
12. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB361-eng.pdf)
13. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB361-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1173 — **22–8** (pass) · upper
- South motion to Table adopted Roll Call 578 — **69–17** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 581 — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1171 — **22–8** (pass) · upper
- Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1170 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- South motion to Table adopted Roll Call 580 — **64–25** (pass) · lower
- South motion to Table adopted Roll Call 582 — **66–24** (pass) · lower
- South motion to Table adopted Roll Call 576 — **69–15** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 575 — **84–15** (pass) · lower
- Blackshear motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1097 — **82–16** (pass) · lower
- South motion to Table adopted Roll Call 577 — **63–24** (pass) · lower
- South motion to Table adopted Roll Call 579 — **55–33** (pass) · lower
- Roberts motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 1172 — **13–17** (fail) · upper
- Hanes motion to Carry Over Temporarily lost Roll Call 583 — **21–70** (fail) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 584 — **74–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- South — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Economic Development and Tourism `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Rereferred from ED&T to SG
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Acted on by State Government as Favorable with 1 amendment
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** State Government Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 575 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Holmes Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** South motion to Table adopted Roll Call 576 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Standridge Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** South motion to Table adopted Roll Call 577 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Dismukes Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** South motion to Table adopted Roll Call 578 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Jones (M) Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** South motion to Table adopted Roll Call 579 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Mooney Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** South motion to Table adopted Roll Call 580 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Howard Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 581 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Hollis intended to vote "Yea"
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Carns Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** South motion to Table adopted Roll Call 582 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Tourism `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Hanes motion to Carry Over Temporarily lost Roll Call 583
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 584 `passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Roberts Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Singleton motion to Table adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Whatley motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Sessions motion to Reconsider adopted Voice Vote
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Orr Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1170 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1171 `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Roberts Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Roberts motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 1172 `amendment-failure`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1173 `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Blackshear motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1097 `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-343. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 1:33 p.m. on May 29, 2019. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd4b63a7-093e-4a7d-92a1-c446d2b04998`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).