---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes & offenses, provides criminal & civil penalties for distribution of materially deceptive media intended to influence an election"
description: "Crimes & Offenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "HB 172"
citation: "Alabama HB 172 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes & Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Prince Chestnut"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-05-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29697d67-573b-4cf3-b0c6-8020a231d661"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "321c4ad7013c70086b395e85bbb50ea40e2b11e2d897ee9d89db4c2e01f9df6a"
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 172 (2024rs) — Crimes & offenses, provides criminal & civil penalties for distribution of materially deceptive media intended to influence an election

Crimes & Offenses

## 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/HB172-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-349** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1547897.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 2RG4SIS-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/2RG4SIS-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment L84TWYW-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/L84TWYW-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment R3RGNMN-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/R3RGNMN-1.pdf)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB172-eng.pdf)
7. **Judiciary Amendment YSQY2NN-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/YSQY2NN-1.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB172-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 296 on HB172 (2024 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1187 on HB172 (2024 Regular Session) — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 295 on HB172 (2024 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1188 on HB172 (2024 Regular Session) — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 1186 on HB172 (2024 Regular Session) — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 294 on HB172 (2024 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Prince Chestnut — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1188 `passage`
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1187
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Orr 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary 1st Amendment Offered (Judiciary) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2024-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Amendment Adopted (Judiciary)
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2024-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 296 `passage`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 295
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered (Judiciary) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Engrossed Substitute Adopted (Judiciary)
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Amendment Adopted (Judiciary)
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-15T15:10:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-349 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29697d67-573b-4cf3-b0c6-8020a231d661`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).