---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Lee County; to amend Section 45-41-242.06, Code of Alabama 1975, to change the name of the Auburn-Opelika Convention and Visitors Bureau to Auburn-Opelike Tourism; and to further provide for the membership and operation of Auburn-Opelika Tourism."
description: "Lee County, changed the name of the Auburn-Opelika Convention and Visitors Bureau to Auburn-Opelika Tourism, and further provided for the membership and operation of the bureau"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 268"
citation: "Alabama HB 268 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Lee County"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joe Lovvorn"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T14:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f7b0908-31c1-4c4c-b7b4-434f76d24090"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "05885fe1db851b81a3820c9977aa26a4187143db0e9d5fd48f3181297232da30"
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 268 (2023rs) — Relating to Lee County; to amend Section 45-41-242.06, Code of Alabama 1975, to change the name of the Auburn-Opelika Convention and Visitors Bureau to Auburn-Opelike Tourism; and to further provide for the membership and operation of Auburn-Opelika Tourism.

Lee County, changed the name of the Auburn-Opelika Convention and Visitors Bureau to Auburn-Opelika Tourism, and further provided for the membership and operation of the bureau

## 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/HB268-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-223** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1265682.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB268-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 811 on HB268 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 197 on HB268 (2023 Regular Session) — **23–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joe Lovvorn — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Local Legislation ) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Local Legislation ) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+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 (Lee County Legislation) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Lee County Legislation) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-22T14:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-223 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f7b0908-31c1-4c4c-b7b4-434f76d24090`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).