---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sound of Freedom Act; human trafficking; minimum sentence of life imprisonment where victim is a minor"
description: "Crimes & Offenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "HB 42"
citation: "Alabama HB 42 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes & Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donna Givens"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 30
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3f7c6ab-536d-48c4-a292-1d76347dea78"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "6f35a6eac84cc9bbac18accb84200fa68484408a0741b903316876ecee32dd7d"
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 42 (2024rs) — Sound of Freedom Act; human trafficking; minimum sentence of life imprisonment where victim is a minor

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/HB42-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-87** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1523047.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 7PP92E2-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/7PP92E2-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment DKM2HHH-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/DKM2HHH-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB42-eng.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/HB42-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 30 on HB42 (2024 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 29 on HB42 (2024 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 31 on HB42 (2024 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 502 on HB42 (2024 Regular Session) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 503 on HB42 (2024 Regular Session) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 501 on HB42 (2024 Regular Session) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donna Givens — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-12T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 503 `passage`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Bell motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 502
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary 1st Amendment Offered (Judiciary) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **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** Committee Amendment Adopted (Judiciary)
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 31 `passage`
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 30
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** JUDY 3rd Reported Substitute Offered (Judiciary) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** JUDY 2nd Reported Substitute Offered (Judiciary) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-17T15:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-87 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d3f7c6ab-536d-48c4-a292-1d76347dea78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).