---
type: "Bill"
title: "Courts, criminal cases, virtual hearings, objections by defendant, Secs. 15-26-1, 15-26-2 am'd."
description: "Courts, criminal cases, virtual hearings, objections by defendant, Secs. 15-26-1, 15-26-2 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2022rs"
identifier: "SB 233"
citation: "Alabama SB 233 (2022rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barfoot"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ecfc0e9-6778-47ab-91c3-ca736103bb2c"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB233"
source_hash: "f1ea277d7307aa7361e4a2a4792bdc7c8d7c66a029a7049d36b04660cc6c91c5"
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 233 (2022rs) — Courts, criminal cases, virtual hearings, objections by defendant, Secs. 15-26-1, 15-26-2 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/SB233-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 218017-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/218017-2.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 218946-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/218946-2.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB233-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB233-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 552 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Reed motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 943 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 551 — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barfoot — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate 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`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 551 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 552 `passage`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote 907 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Voice Vote 908 `passage`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reed motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 943 `passage`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2022-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2022-375. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ecfc0e9-6778-47ab-91c3-ca736103bb2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).