---
type: "Bill"
title: "Drivers' licenses, exempting homeless children and youth from certain fees associated with drivers' licenses, Law Enforcement Agency rulemaking authority further provided, Secs. 32-6-4, 32-6-6.1, 32-6-13, 32-6-15, 32-6-21 am'd."
description: "Drivers' licenses, exempting homeless children and youth from certain fees associated with drivers' licenses, Law Enforcement Agency rulemaking authority further provided, Secs. 32-6-4, 32-6-6.1, 32-6-13, 32-6-15, 32-6-21 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2022rs"
identifier: "HB 385"
citation: "Alabama HB 385 (2022rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Drivers' Licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["South"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/937dc24c-9a93-42dd-ada9-73fe45a67a06"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB385"
source_hash: "71262005caf75fdf29a5b72695f8c651e7c5a117efb8b5ab28034826b83408b0"
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 385 (2022rs) — Drivers' licenses, exempting homeless children and youth from certain fees associated with drivers' licenses, Law Enforcement Agency rulemaking authority further provided, Secs. 32-6-4, 32-6-6.1, 32-6-13, 32-6-15, 32-6-21 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/2022rs/PrintFiles/HB385-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 218324-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/218324-2.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 218906-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/218906-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/HB385-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/HB385-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 975 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 527 — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Hatcher motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 974 — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 528 — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- South motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 953 — **98–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- South — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means General Fund Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 527 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 528 `passage`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+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** Hatcher Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Hatcher motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 974 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 975 `passage`
- **2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** South motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 953 `passage`
- **2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2022-300 on 04/12/2022. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 9:46 a.m. on April 7, 2022. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/937dc24c-9a93-42dd-ada9-73fe45a67a06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).