---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxation, tax credits, Railroad Modernization Act, state income tax credit authorized for qualified railroad reconstruction or replacement expenditures"
description: "Taxation, tax credits, Railroad Modernization Act, state income tax credit authorized for qualified railroad reconstruction or replacement expenditures"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "HB 457"
citation: "Alabama HB 457 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad0eff79-355d-4a9a-9cce-ae7aaa625e83"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB457"
source_hash: "e34186277099f1c8cef365713fa17fc71f73bb2a098d6a50d37d3db848856fee"
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 457 (2019rs) — Taxation, tax credits, Railroad Modernization Act, state income tax credit authorized for qualified railroad reconstruction or replacement expenditures

## 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/HB457-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 200105-3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200105-3.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 200282-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200282-2.pdf)
4. **Amd/Sub 201908-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201908-2.pdf)
5. **Amd/Sub 202088-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/202088-1.pdf)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB457-eng.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB457-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1215 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 694 — **89–3** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 695 — **91–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1217 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1216 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Garrett motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1102 — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 696 — **88–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scott — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means Education first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 694 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means Education Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 695 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 696 `passage`
- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation Education Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1215 `amendment-passage`
- **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 1216 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1217 `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Garrett motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1102 `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. 2019-459. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 1:33 p.m. on May 29, 2019. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad0eff79-355d-4a9a-9cce-ae7aaa625e83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).