---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sale of tax-delinquent land; Land Commissioner authorized to contract with online auction to sell certain lands"
description: "Property & Estates"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "HB 196"
citation: "Alabama HB 196 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property & Estates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reed Ingram"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-16T19:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f28a443f-4c81-4faf-b7f9-9d6ba440a825"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "82339fee31d445f60697ea0687d189db74fe2b1a93f800392dd215900cb297f9"
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 196 (2024rs) — Sale of tax-delinquent land; Land Commissioner authorized to contract with online auction to sell certain lands

Property & Estates

## 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/HB196-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-83** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1522100.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment V1HNVVV-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/V1HNVVV-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB196-eng.pdf)
5. **State Government Amendment RTL9YYY-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/RTL9YYY-1.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB196-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 450 on HB196 (2024 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 196 on HB196 (2024 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 197 on HB196 (2024 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 198 on HB196 (2024 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 451 on HB196 (2024 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Reed Ingram — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 451 `passage`
- **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 (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2024-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 198 `passage`
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 197
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** SG Reported Substitute Offered (State Government) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Engrossed Substitute Adopted (State Government)
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Amendment Adopted (State Government)
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Government)
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Government)
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-16T19:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-83 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f28a443f-4c81-4faf-b7f9-9d6ba440a825`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).