---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 13A-10-11, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the definition of \"peace officer\" regarding the crime of impersonating a peace officer; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022."
description: "Crimes and offenses, provided that a \"peace officer\" includes federal law enforcement officers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 235"
citation: "Alabama HB 235 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Randy Wood"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/426847af-7ab8-4265-899f-ba0d590b2ab3"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "b3627bfca7bf8b2ded3e4d7fcdce337cba5340cf95545b6622e10d943e299bb2"
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 235 (2023rs) — Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 13A-10-11, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the definition of "peace officer" regarding the crime of impersonating a peace officer; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Crimes and offenses, provided that a "peace officer" includes federal law enforcement officers

## 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/HB235-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-361** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1274788.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB235-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 1126 on HB235 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 448 on HB235 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Randy Wood — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Veterans and Military Affairs) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Veterans and Military Affairs) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-361 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/426847af-7ab8-4265-899f-ba0d590b2ab3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).