---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to building codes; to provide a limited exemption to applicable building codes for certain nonprofit veterans' organizations that acquire certain buildings under certain conditions."
description: "Building codes; certain buildings deemed in compliance upon acquisition by nonprofit veterans' organization under certain conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 62"
citation: "Alabama HB 62 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Building codes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ben Robbins"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-12T19:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0fc7f585-06fb-44b3-b88e-ca434bd0ef41"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "741d50159d68840dcb90fe5cfc37cee6289491f6e3cf69d57714ae1bb6872ac6"
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 62 (2023rs) — Relating to building codes; to provide a limited exemption to applicable building codes for certain nonprofit veterans' organizations that acquire certain buildings under certain conditions.

Building codes; certain buildings deemed in compliance upon acquisition by nonprofit veterans' organization under certain conditions.

## 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/HB62-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-175** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1258584.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 0IDZCG-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/0IDZCG-1.pdf)
4. **Military and Veterans Affairs Amendment VF38VP-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/VF38VP-1.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB62-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 290 on HB62 (2023 Regular Session) — **71–22** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 509 on HB62 (2023 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 291 on HB62 (2023 Regular Session) — **51–26** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 289 on HB62 (2023 Regular Session) — **84–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ben Robbins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06T05:00:00+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`
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Veterans and Military Affairs) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Previous Question
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+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`
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Military and Veterans Affairs)
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Military and Veterans Affairs)
- **2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Military and Veterans Affairs) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-12T19:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-175 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0fc7f585-06fb-44b3-b88e-ca434bd0ef41`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).