---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts, garnishment proceedings, service of garnishment notice may be perfected by motion and court order under certain conditions, Sec. 6-6-394.1 added."
description: "Courts, garnishment proceedings, service of garnishment notice may be perfected by motion and court order under certain conditions, Sec. 6-6-394.1 added."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2022rs"
identifier: "HB 238"
citation: "Alabama HB 238 (2022rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faulkner"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec45d14e-f900-4ec4-8150-8b98a696f09c"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB238"
source_hash: "d35a5eda6af082e570dae3d98c9688d6f3c50b844d22d2f48510ed1f0ca2464f"
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 238 (2022rs) — Courts, garnishment proceedings, service of garnishment notice may be perfected by motion and court order under certain conditions, Sec. 6-6-394.1 added.

## 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/2022rs/PrintFiles/HB238-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 218050-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/218050-2.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/HB238-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/HB238-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 427 — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 426 — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 925 — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Faulkner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 426 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 427 `passage`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 925 `passage`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2022-397. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Forwarded to Governor on April 5, 2022 at 5:14 p.m. on April 5, 2022. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec45d14e-f900-4ec4-8150-8b98a696f09c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).