---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections, election officers registered in co., authorized to serve in any precinct in county, Secs. 17-8-1, 17-8-5, 17-8-6, 17-8-12, 17-8-14 am'd."
description: "Elections, election officers registered in co., authorized to serve in any precinct in county, Secs. 17-8-1, 17-8-5, 17-8-6, 17-8-12, 17-8-14 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "HB 312"
citation: "Alabama HB 312 (2021rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wheeler"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 28
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3666f34-5ac0-479f-9678-2c4220acd938"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB312"
source_hash: "4fd6db9fe7e09ccd190afb40f3d334acdbada0decb9dd6ca6911b7bfc0ba28f9"
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 312 (2021rs) — Elections, election officers registered in co., authorized to serve in any precinct in county, Secs. 17-8-1, 17-8-5, 17-8-6, 17-8-12, 17-8-14 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/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB312-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 210810-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/210810-1.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 211734-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/211734-1.pdf)
4. **Amd/Sub 211779-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/211779-1.pdf)
5. **Amd/Sub 212125-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/212125-2.pdf)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB312-eng.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB312-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1152 — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1151 — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Wheeler motion S/R and Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Roll Call 371 — **90–3** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 370 — **93–2** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 400 — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 399 — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Wheeler motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 994 — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Wheeler motion to Table adopted Roll Call 398 — **90–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wheeler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 370 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** McCampbell Amendment #1 Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Wheeler motion S/R and Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Roll Call 371
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** McCampbell 2nd Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Wheeler motion to Table adopted Roll Call 398 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 399 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 400 `passage`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1151 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1152 `passage`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Wheeler motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 994 `passage`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-377. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Constitution, Campaigns and Elections first Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 10:11 a.m. on April 29, 2021. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3666f34-5ac0-479f-9678-2c4220acd938`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).