---
type: "Bill"
title: "Absentee voting; prohibit assistance in preparation of; exceptions provided"
description: "Elections, Voting, & Campaigns"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 1"
citation: "Alabama SB 1 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garlan Gudger"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 38
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2023-09-05T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-20T12:45:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b621cb9-e979-47e9-9a88-56506acf3b40"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "9efa56a144ee20f39f06bd4df71dd820f41e2f75fad9dc678172d9fdc0f348a9"
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 SB 1 (2024rs) — Absentee voting; prohibit assistance in preparation of; exceptions provided

Elections, Voting, & Campaigns

## 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/SB1-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-33** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1499132.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 6864ZZ1-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/6864ZZ1-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment 6RVBZ13-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/6RVBZ13-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment 7PULEEV-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/7PULEEV-1.pdf)
6. **Amendment ILSSZWW-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/ILSSZWW-1.pdf)
7. **Amendment KI76UAU-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/KI76UAU-1.pdf)
8. **Amendment QGAD545-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/QGAD545-1.pdf)
9. **Amendment X45QZE7-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/X45QZE7-1.pdf)
10. **Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Amendment D533HTH-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/D533HTH-1.pdf)
11. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB1-eng.pdf)
12. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB1-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 217 on SB1 (2024 Regular Session) — **75–28** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 22 on SB1 (2024 Regular Session) — **27–8** (fail) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 23 on SB1 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 25 on SB1 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 28 on SB1 (2024 Regular Session) — **27–8** (fail) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 21 on SB1 (2024 Regular Session) — **26–6** (fail) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 26 on SB1 (2024 Regular Session) — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 214 on SB1 (2024 Regular Session) — **75–28** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 27 on SB1 (2024 Regular Session) — **8–26** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 216 on SB1 (2024 Regular Session) — **75–28** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 24 on SB1 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Garlan Gudger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-05T04:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 217 `passage`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 216
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** CC&E Reported Substitute Offered (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Engrossed Substitute Adopted (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections)
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Amendment Adopted (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections)
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections)
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Committee in Second House (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections) `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (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`
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 28 `passage`
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Smitherman motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 27
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Singleton 2nd Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Gudger motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 26
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Gudger Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Jones motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 25
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Jones Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Gudger motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 24
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Singleton Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 23
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Coleman-Madison Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Gudger motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 22
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** SGA Substitute Offered (State Governmental Affairs) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Governmental Affairs)
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20T12:45:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-33 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9b621cb9-e979-47e9-9a88-56506acf3b40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).