---
type: "Bill"
title: "Parental rights, provide that a conviction of a parent for rape or incest is a ground for termination of parental rights if the rape or incest resulted in the conception of the child, Secs. 12-15-312, 12-15-319 am'd."
description: "Parental rights, provide that a conviction of a parent for rape or incest is a ground for termination of parental rights if the rape or incest resulted in the conception of the child, Secs. 12-15-312, 12-15-319 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "HB 48"
citation: "Alabama HB 48 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Parental Rights"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dismukes"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb5cc760-0f71-4346-a114-8d3113f1551a"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB48"
source_hash: "2bfb44dbb3fc2dfe3ab0ef2a5def9d145df6c33f101ccf2103fbe93046cbd16f"
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 48 (2019rs) — Parental rights, provide that a conviction of a parent for rape or incest is a ground for termination of parental rights if the rape or incest resulted in the conception of the child, Secs. 12-15-312, 12-15-319 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/HB48-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 198182-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/198182-1.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 201145-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201145-2.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB48-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB48-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 544 — **88–2** (pass) · lower
- Chambliss motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1208 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Dismukes motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1099 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1209 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 545 — **98–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dismukes — 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`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 544 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 545 `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 Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Chambliss motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1208 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1209 `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Dismukes motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1099 `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. 2019-512. `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/eb5cc760-0f71-4346-a114-8d3113f1551a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).