---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearms, concealed carry permits, time periods for permits including lifetime permits, fees, statewide standardized issuance and information management, ALEA to estab., firearms prohibited person database, appeal process provided, Sec. 13A-11-75.1 repealed; Secs. 13A-11-70, 13A-11-75, 22-52-10.1 am'd."
description: "Firearms, concealed carry permits, time periods for permits including lifetime permits, fees, statewide standardized issuance and information management, ALEA to estab., firearms prohibited person database, appeal process provided, Sec. 13A-11-75.1 repealed; Secs. 13A-11-70, 13A-11-75, 22-52-10.1 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "SB 308"
citation: "Alabama SB 308 (2021rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firearms"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Price"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/400c25ab-39cf-4237-b7d8-3e50e8c5b5f7"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB308"
source_hash: "c8d3f5b3fecf30d98200e622db2c61ed8c5759903053722ca756e875ec14ece8"
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 SB 308 (2021rs) — Firearms, concealed carry permits, time periods for permits including lifetime permits, fees, statewide standardized issuance and information management, ALEA to estab., firearms prohibited person database, appeal process provided, Sec. 13A-11-75.1 repealed; Secs. 13A-11-70, 13A-11-75, 22-52-10.1 am'd.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/SB308-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 212648-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/212648-1.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB308-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB308-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 723 — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 725 — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 704 — **69–18** (pass) · lower
- Price motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 724 — **25–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Price — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Price first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 723
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Price motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 724 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 725 `passage`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 704 `passage`
- **2021-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-246. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/400c25ab-39cf-4237-b7d8-3e50e8c5b5f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).