---
type: "Bill"
title: "Consumer Protection; online distribution of material harmful to minors, prohibited; online age-verification requirements, required"
description: "Consumer Protection"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "HB 164"
citation: "Alabama HB 164 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ben Robbins"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 31
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/662c208e-bab5-4ab1-b781-70dfa87b3c66"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "283ef7af1e9c149a4510c7bd976c65444d240b9b1153a7023d4dd640fe2e054f"
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 164 (2024rs) — Consumer Protection; online distribution of material harmful to minors, prohibited; online age-verification requirements, required

Consumer Protection

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB164-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-97** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1524406.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 25GWSSK-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/25GWSSK-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment IDU2WWZ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/IDU2WWZ-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB164-eng.pdf)
6. **Judiciary Amendment CUIKJJJ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/CUIKJJJ-1.pdf)
7. **Judiciary Amendment TVUY995-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/TVUY995-1.pdf)
8. **Judiciary Amendment VEYMPLL-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/VEYMPLL-1.pdf)
9. **Judiciary Amendment W42KE9E-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/W42KE9E-1.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB164-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 378 on HB164 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 163 on HB164 (2024 Regular Session) — **101–1** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 379 on HB164 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 162 on HB164 (2024 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 161 on HB164 (2024 Regular Session) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 377 on HB164 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ben Robbins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 379 `passage`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Livingston motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 378
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary 1st Amendment Offered (Judiciary) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2024-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary 1st Amendment (Judiciary)
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 163 `passage`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 162
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** JUDY Reported Substitute Offered (Judiciary) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-29T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Engrossed Substitute Adopted (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Amendment Adopted (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Amendment Adopted (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Amendment Adopted (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Amendment Adopted (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-18T18:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-97 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/662c208e-bab5-4ab1-b781-70dfa87b3c66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).