---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure; to amend Sections 34-1A-1, 34-1A-3, 34-1A-5, and 34-1A-7, Code of Alabama 1975, to create and provide for the qualifications of a qualifying agent license; to authorize the board to levy and collect administrative fines; to revise the process for pursuing disciplinary actions and cease and desist orders; 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: "Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure, qualifying agent license created; administrative fines authorized; procedure for disciplinary actions revised"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 260"
citation: "Alabama HB 260 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Sells"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 20
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-30T14:10:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3c2bac2-49f1-4fda-b0b9-327bb3b29f80"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "f7251b2f9a0176475a389ec83ebb65ee94f218d89de81ecec45d15194c431cc1"
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 260 (2023rs) — Relating to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure; to amend Sections 34-1A-1, 34-1A-3, 34-1A-5, and 34-1A-7, Code of Alabama 1975, to create and provide for the qualifications of a qualifying agent license; to authorize the board to levy and collect administrative fines; to revise the process for pursuing disciplinary actions and cease and desist orders; 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

Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure, qualifying agent license created; administrative fines authorized; procedure for disciplinary actions revised

## 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/HB260-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-278** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1271883.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 6P4VZZ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/6P4VZZ-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment PZ0BRE-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/PZ0BRE-1.pdf)
5. **Boards, Agencies and Commissions Amendment 6NAV13-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/6NAV13-1.pdf)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB260-eng.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB260-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 900 on HB260 (2023 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 414 on HB260 (2023 Regular Session) — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 415 on HB260 (2023 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 413 on HB260 (2023 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris Sells — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (State Governmental Affairs) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (State Governmental Affairs) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+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 (Boards, Agencies and Commissions) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Boards, Agencies and Commissions)
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Boards, Agencies and Commissions) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-30T14:10:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-278 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3c2bac2-49f1-4fda-b0b9-327bb3b29f80`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).