---
type: "Bill"
title: "Eminent domain, condemnation actions, land acquisitions of rights-of-way, waiver valuations authorized under certain conditions, Secs. 18-1A-3, 18-1A-22 am'd."
description: "Eminent domain, condemnation actions, land acquisitions of rights-of-way, waiver valuations authorized under certain conditions, Secs. 18-1A-3, 18-1A-22 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "HB 98"
citation: "Alabama HB 98 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Eminent Domain"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ellis"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfb896cb-8786-448e-9553-800cb104ede5"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB98"
source_hash: "2949d979efcc11f04005a7cde3edc69cab46319b42abadc2d550d2300d907807"
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 98 (2019rs) — Eminent domain, condemnation actions, land acquisitions of rights-of-way, waiver valuations authorized under certain conditions, Secs. 18-1A-3, 18-1A-22 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/HB98-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 197868-4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/197868-4.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB98-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB98-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 122 — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 794 — **25–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 121 — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ellis — 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 County and Municipal Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2019-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** County and Municipal Government first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 121 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 122 `passage`
- **2019-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2019-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 794 `passage`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-234. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 10:01 a.m. on May 16, 2019. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfb896cb-8786-448e-9553-800cb104ede5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).