---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMMENDING PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY, INCORPORATED, AND ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED, FOR THEIR SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND NATIONWIDE."
description: "Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated, and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, Commended"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HJR 227"
citation: "Alabama HJR 227 (2023rs)"
classification: ["resolution"]
subjects: ["Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ontario Tillman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-12T13:55:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52c52bfd-377a-4c43-9499-ae5bc60c5e00"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "c18559a353377ade45cbd0d3a4c85fbc38e04276f27cc6c6d3bed18077985722"
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 HJR 227 (2023rs) — COMMENDING PHI BETA SIGMA FRATERNITY, INCORPORATED, AND ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED, FOR THEIR SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND NATIONWIDE.

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated, and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, Commended

## 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/HJR227-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-436** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1282993.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HJR227-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Ontario Tillman — 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
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (RULES) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (RULES) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Passed by House of Origin `passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (RULES) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (RULES) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-12T13:55:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-436 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52c52bfd-377a-4c43-9499-ae5bc60c5e00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).