---
type: "Bill"
title: "Commencement of actions, Scouts' Honor Bill, exception to statute of limitations for sex offense against minor, provided in actions against a bankruptcy estate"
description: "Crimes & Offenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 18"
citation: "Alabama SB 18 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes & Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Merika Coleman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-01-17T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f3a7528-e2ae-4b69-b1c5-1b8cbc31475e"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "9d9a92aaa8e9be15e7b1b1fada1f89b80352066e6c1844cd275dd3e7a93a9a5d"
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 18 (2024rs) — Commencement of actions, Scouts' Honor Bill, exception to statute of limitations for sex offense against minor, provided in actions against a bankruptcy estate

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/SB18-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-36** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1512250.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment UYKKDDD-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/UYKKDDD-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB18-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB18-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 77 on SB18 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 280 on SB18 (2024 Regular Session) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 75 on SB18 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 281 on SB18 (2024 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 76 on SB18 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Merika Coleman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 281 `passage`
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+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** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 77 `passage`
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 76
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** JUDY Substitute Offered (Judiciary) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Substitute Adopted (Judiciary)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+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 Senate Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-03T18:55:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-36 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f3a7528-e2ae-4b69-b1c5-1b8cbc31475e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).