---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure, victims of human trafficking, video depositions and video testimony authorized"
description: "Criminal procedure, victims of human trafficking, video depositions and video testimony authorized"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2022rs"
identifier: "HB 434"
citation: "Alabama HB 434 (2022rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Law and Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coleman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65f0bce7-ed54-473d-9f30-b9870a8c3162"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB434"
source_hash: "54df1904ec6d249fce261af190a2ae42febf98bb7580848f3d37bce0b465e258"
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 434 (2022rs) — Criminal procedure, victims of human trafficking, video depositions and video testimony authorized

## 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/HB434-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 219670-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/219670-1.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/HB434-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/HB434-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1077 — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Cosponsors Added — **89–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 857 — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 856 — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Coleman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Jones (M) Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 856 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 857 `passage`
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Cosponsors Added
- **2022-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1077 `passage`
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **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. 2022-436. `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 9:36 p.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/65f0bce7-ed54-473d-9f30-b9870a8c3162`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).