---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to district attorneys; to amend Section 12-17-220, Code of Alabama 1975; to remove limitations on a district attorney's authorization to hire personnel based on the residency of any current or potential personnel."
description: "District attorneys, removed limitations on authorization to hire personnel based on residency of current or potential personnel"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 501"
citation: "Alabama HB 501 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["District attorneys"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reed Ingram"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40394025-e4e8-4044-a171-f1007616823e"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "e9f0a3d4064aedd2c267a78a78a43b9dca5f878b4834a9f196741ac9fcc71f73"
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 501 (2023rs) — Relating to district attorneys; to amend Section 12-17-220, Code of Alabama 1975; to remove limitations on a district attorney's authorization to hire personnel based on the residency of any current or potential personnel.

District attorneys, removed limitations on authorization to hire personnel based on residency of current or potential personnel

## 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/HB501-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-515** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286182.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB501-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 1262 on HB501 (2023 Regular Session) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1033 on HB501 (2023 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Reed Ingram — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (County and Municipal Government) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (County and Municipal Government) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (County and Municipal Government) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (County and Municipal Government) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-515 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40394025-e4e8-4044-a171-f1007616823e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).