---
type: "Bill"
title: "Giddens, Robert Hugh, honored"
description: "Giddens, Robert Hugh, honored"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "HJR 281"
citation: "Alabama HJR 281 (2021rs)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Resolutions", "Congratulatory"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hurst"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8076727-bd70-442f-aab4-8374cf928254"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HJR281"
source_hash: "e3bd26282e527b27117472c8c196cce2b3e9c0f9fa0320607fd84c54c35cb72d"
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 HJR 281 (2021rs) — Giddens, Robert Hugh, honored

## 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/HJR281-int.pdf)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HJR281-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 535 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 897 — **81–10** (pass) · lower
- Jones motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 534 — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hurst — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Hurst motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Received in Senate and referred to the Senate committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported from Rules `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Waggoner motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Voice Vote `passage`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-529. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 7:24 p.m. on May 17, 2021. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8076727-bd70-442f-aab4-8374cf928254`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).