---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to Hale County; to authorize the sheriff to establish procedures for utilizing a credit card or debit card for limited purchases provided the proper procedures are followed."
description: "Hale County, sheriff, to authorize use of credit card or debit card"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 305"
citation: "Alabama SB 305 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hale County"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bobby D. Singleton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b628cb69-f518-4407-adfd-f52391407003"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "f2672d6ea9b7c737049aa74a306b7e38f07ea0bc52235858b190857c83c0f79c"
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 SB 305 (2023rs) — Relating to Hale County; to authorize the sheriff to establish procedures for utilizing a credit card or debit card for limited purchases provided the proper procedures are followed.

Hale County, sheriff, to authorize use of credit card or debit card

## 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/SB305-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-392** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1277199.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB305-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 930 on SB305 (2023 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 971 on SB305 (2023 Regular Session) — **10–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bobby D. Singleton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **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 Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Local Legislation) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Local Legislation) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Local Legislation ) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Local Legislation ) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-392 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b628cb69-f518-4407-adfd-f52391407003`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).