---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal records, operation and functions of, Alabama Justice Information Commission, criminal justice information, background checks, access to records, ratification of National Child Protection Act, Secs. 41-9-650 to 41-9-652, inclusive added; Secs. 41-9-597, 41-9-599, 41-9-622, 41-9-629, 41-9-648 repealed; Secs. 41-9-590 to 41-9-596, inclusive, 41-9-598, 41-9-601, 41-9-621, 41-9-623, 41-9-625, 41-9-627, 41-9-628, 41-9-630 to 41-9-635, inclusive, 41-9-637, 41-9-643, 41-9-645, 41-9-646, 41-9-649 am'd."
description: "Criminal records, operation and functions of, Alabama Justice Information Commission, criminal justice information, background checks, access to records, ratification of National Child Protection Act, Secs. 41-9-650 to 41-9-652, inclusive added; Secs. 41-9-597, 41-9-599, 41-9-622, 41-9-629, 41-9-648 repealed; Secs. 41-9-590 to 41-9-596, inclusive, 41-9-598, 41-9-601, 41-9-621, 41-9-623, 41-9-625, 41-9-627, 41-9-628, 41-9-630 to 41-9-635, inclusive, 41-9-637, 41-9-643, 41-9-645, 41-9-646, 41-9-649 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "HB 556"
citation: "Alabama HB 556 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Boards and Commissions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baker"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d857075-bbc5-420a-a9eb-07842cc78c41"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB556"
source_hash: "4e731fd40ebfa06a7306dc871eb138fc7a5923e51c30c5fbc585a78362cc672a"
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 556 (2019rs) — Criminal records, operation and functions of, Alabama Justice Information Commission, criminal justice information, background checks, access to records, ratification of National Child Protection Act, Secs. 41-9-650 to 41-9-652, inclusive added; Secs. 41-9-597, 41-9-599, 41-9-622, 41-9-629, 41-9-648 repealed; Secs. 41-9-590 to 41-9-596, inclusive, 41-9-598, 41-9-601, 41-9-621, 41-9-623, 41-9-625, 41-9-627, 41-9-628, 41-9-630 to 41-9-635, inclusive, 41-9-637, 41-9-643, 41-9-645, 41-9-646, 41-9-649 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/HB556-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 201136-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201136-2.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 201159-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201159-2.pdf)
4. **Amd/Sub 202296-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/202296-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB556-eng.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB556-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1465 — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Baker motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1286 — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Allen motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1464 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 916 — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 917 — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 915 — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Baker — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** State Government 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 915 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** State Government 2nd Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 916 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 917 `passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Allen Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Allen motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1464 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1465 `passage`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Baker motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1286 `passage`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-495. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 6:26 p.m. on May 31, 2019. `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d857075-bbc5-420a-a9eb-07842cc78c41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).