---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to motor vehicles; to prohibit certain motor vehicle speed contests, motor vehicle exhibitions of speed, and motor vehicle sideshows; to provide criminal penalties for a violation; 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: "Motor vehicles; speed contests and exhibitions of speed, prohibited; criminal penalties, provided"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 29"
citation: "Alabama HB 29 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen Treadaway"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-12T19:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f9c8ad01-0874-419d-b3f4-22e1b59ef1e6"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "d716c503e92bdd01733c24470be94b7b56c53ef8ce408d6bb538afa7b02d960e"
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 29 (2023rs) — Relating to motor vehicles; to prohibit certain motor vehicle speed contests, motor vehicle exhibitions of speed, and motor vehicle sideshows; to provide criminal penalties for a violation; 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.

Motor vehicles; speed contests and exhibitions of speed, prohibited; criminal penalties, provided

## 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/HB29-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-174** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1258582.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 5U0EMM-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/5U0EMM-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment PIXKER-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/PIXKER-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB29-eng.pdf)
6. **Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment D7ISTN-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/D7ISTN-1.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB29-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 486 on HB29 (2023 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 146 on HB29 (2023 Regular Session) — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 145 on HB29 (2023 Regular Session) — **101–1** (fail) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 144 on HB29 (2023 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 147 on HB29 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Allen Treadaway — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Veterans and Military Affairs) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Veterans and Military Affairs) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Add Cosponsor
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-05-12T19:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-174 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f9c8ad01-0874-419d-b3f4-22e1b59ef1e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).