---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission; to amend Sections 31-14-2 and 31-14-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to expand the membership of the commission."
description: "Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission; to expand membership"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 44"
citation: "Alabama HB 44 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Blackshear"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-30T13:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4da6087c-e9dd-494a-b765-9ea604edf1d6"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "bf7327d4da633e52fe226fcd42cf7ae7561a88003f531ea43bc0b2575e8c7efd"
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 44 (2023rs) — Relating to the Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission; to amend Sections 31-14-2 and 31-14-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to expand the membership of the commission.

Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission; to expand membership

## 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/HB44-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-291** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1271890.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment ID1952** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB44-ID1952.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB44-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 265 on HB44 (2023 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 936 on HB44 (2023 Regular Session) — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 488 on HB44 (2023 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chris Blackshear — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Executive Amendment
- **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`
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Veterans and Military Affairs) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Military and Veterans Affairs) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Military and Veterans Affairs) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-05-30T13:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-291 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4da6087c-e9dd-494a-b765-9ea604edf1d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).