---
type: "Bill"
title: "DESIGNATING JOHN WADE KEYES AS ONE OF ALABAMA'S FIRST VETERANS."
description: "John Wade Keyes designated as Alabama's first veteran"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SJR 91"
citation: "Alabama SJR 91 (2023rs)"
classification: ["resolution"]
subjects: ["John Wade Keyes designated as Alabama's first veteran"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Butler"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-06T18:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5fcd36d-03bc-4be6-bac1-6d26cb6d808d"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "7ef90b38d677e5b016c54c7ee8aedcc94a4ab0e1ac1793a3f3592b1522f001fd"
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 SJR 91 (2023rs) — DESIGNATING JOHN WADE KEYES AS ONE OF ALABAMA'S FIRST VETERANS.

John Wade Keyes designated as Alabama's first veteran

## 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/SJR91-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-413** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1277302.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 95KVPP-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/95KVPP-1.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SJR91-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Tom Butler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Passed by Second House
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over Temporarily
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (RULES) `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over (RULES)
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over (RULES)
- **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** Introduced `introduction`
- **2023-06-06T18:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-413 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5fcd36d-03bc-4be6-bac1-6d26cb6d808d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).