---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 13A-11-61.1, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide that it is unlawful to discharge a firearm on school property; to provide criminal penalties; to provide for exceptions; 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.\u0002"
description: "Crimes and offenses; to further provide for the crime of unlawful discharge of a firearm on school property"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 34"
citation: "Alabama HB 34 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tracy Estes"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ed70f23-d33b-48f1-9c19-9f0052d03c45"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "4464fbdae0b6b964c85da84034f0541bec19ce13ad3b37054dcfcfae31aac690"
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 34 (2023rs) — Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 13A-11-61.1, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide that it is unlawful to discharge a firearm on school property; to provide criminal penalties; to provide for exceptions; 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; to further provide for the crime of unlawful discharge of a firearm on school property

## 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/HB34-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-370** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1274816.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 6N5D13-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/6N5D13-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment SHD488-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SHD488-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB34-eng.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB34-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 151 on HB34 (2023 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 149 on HB34 (2023 Regular Session) — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 150 on HB34 (2023 Regular Session) — **104–1** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 906 on HB34 (2023 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tracy Estes — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **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
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+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 (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Judiciary) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **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 (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-370 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ed70f23-d33b-48f1-9c19-9f0052d03c45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).