---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to motor vehicle registrations; to amend Sections 32-6-350 and 32-6-350.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the issuance of a distinctive motor vehicle license plate for veterans of Operation Inherent Resolve"
description: "Motor Vehicle Registration; Alabama Veteran tag program; Operation Inherent Resolve"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 251"
citation: "Alabama HB 251 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicle Registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jerry Starnes"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b56b9f3f-cc53-49db-a1bc-7190e316e41d"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "f5460fe990cc3bbe3c5bfe891f3fd45d3dd522a4dd4d3334be3f608773902087"
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 251 (2023rs) — Relating to motor vehicle registrations; to amend Sections 32-6-350 and 32-6-350.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the issuance of a distinctive motor vehicle license plate for veterans of Operation Inherent Resolve

Motor Vehicle Registration; Alabama Veteran tag program; Operation Inherent Resolve

## 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/HB251-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-516** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286185.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB251-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 1002 on HB251 (2023 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1278 on HB251 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jerry Starnes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (County and Municipal Government) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (County and Municipal Government) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **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 House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (State Government) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (State Government) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-516 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b56b9f3f-cc53-49db-a1bc-7190e316e41d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).