---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMMENDING MR. FRANK JAMES MATTHEWS III FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS."
description: "Frank James Matthews III, Commended"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HR 161"
citation: "Alabama HR 161 (2023rs)"
classification: ["resolution"]
subjects: ["Frank James Matthews III"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rolanda Hollis"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 2
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-16T19:20:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8027944-a9ee-46b9-ab99-400181221db0"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "a706548ddb43e3456725895fed71dbb314fa3dc90c0a9db5627f78340ead605f"
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 HR 161 (2023rs) — COMMENDING MR. FRANK JAMES MATTHEWS III FOR PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS.

Frank James Matthews III, 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/HR161-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-202** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1261235.AI1.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Rolanda Hollis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-05-16T19:20:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-202 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8027944-a9ee-46b9-ab99-400181221db0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).