---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Sections 13A-6-130, 13A-6-131, 13A-6-132, 13A-6-138, and 30-5-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to include additional family members that may be a victim of domestic violence; 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: "Crimes and offenses; amend the domestic violence statutes to include additional family members that can be victims"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 76"
citation: "Alabama HB 76 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Simpson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c13e7320-a60e-4f09-9ef9-42584c8ac858"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "c8f10ba0b205fd115f20ed3f781ec31e3cb5bae2dacc25379d27601544c6bf5b"
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 76 (2023rs) — Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Sections 13A-6-130, 13A-6-131, 13A-6-132, 13A-6-138, and 30-5-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to include additional family members that may be a victim of domestic violence; 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; amend the domestic violence statutes to include additional family members that can be victims

## 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/HB76-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-494** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286204.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment CPHRWW-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/CPHRWW-1.pdf)
4. **Judiciary Amendment VOK0LP-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/VOK0LP-1.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB76-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 1181 on HB76 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 457 on HB76 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 458 on HB76 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matt Simpson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Judiciary) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+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`
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Judiciary)
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Judiciary)
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-494 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c13e7320-a60e-4f09-9ef9-42584c8ac858`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).