---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to parole; to amend Section 15-22-28, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that a prisoner is not eligible for parole of he or she has been duly charged with a new offense that has not been disposed."
description: "Paroles; to provide a prisoner is not eligible for a parole hearing if he or she has certain pending new criminal charges"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 131"
citation: "Alabama HB 131 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Paroles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wes Kitchens"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57ee4c22-d62a-4f86-8f56-5719bc63ab2d"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "624379241eb3a651910245bde1fb9b4bc22fef0ee7dc0c5c54881b86083ef1ff"
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 131 (2023rs) — Relating to parole; to amend Section 15-22-28, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that a prisoner is not eligible for parole of he or she has been duly charged with a new offense that has not been disposed.

Paroles; to provide a prisoner is not eligible for a parole hearing if he or she has certain pending new criminal charges

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB131-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-367** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1274813.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment H1KC38-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/H1KC38-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment U3A9GD-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/U3A9GD-1.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB131-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 1039 on HB131 (2023 Regular Session) — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 984 on HB131 (2023 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 986 on HB131 (2023 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 985 on HB131 (2023 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 302 on HB131 (2023 Regular Session) — **79–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wes Kitchens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Judiciary)
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-367 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57ee4c22-d62a-4f86-8f56-5719bc63ab2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).