---
type: "Bill"
title: "Mobile County, sheriff, qualifications"
description: "Mobile County"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 268"
citation: "Alabama SB 268 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mobile County"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jack W. Williams"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-04-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-05-09T17:45:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0d0ed31-4c52-41d2-ab87-ae9ab34840b3"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "4e87e6c99607f7b44eb163d04b0fd0d3f55667250fa3b29088b3a1fe25177eac"
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 268 (2024rs) — Mobile County, sheriff, qualifications

Mobile County

## 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/SB268-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-313** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1542975.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment FXITCDC-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/FXITCDC-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment TFFG591-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/TFFG591-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB268-eng.pdf)
6. **Mobile County Legislation Amendment UFFQDXG-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/UFFQDXG-1.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB268-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 647 on SB268 (2024 Regular Session) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 976 on SB268 (2024 Regular Session) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 645 on SB268 (2024 Regular Session) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 977 on SB268 (2024 Regular Session) — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 646 on SB268 (2024 Regular Session) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 975 on SB268 (2024 Regular Session) — **54–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jack W. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 977 `passage`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 976
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Mobile County Legislation Engrossed Substitute Offered (Mobile County Legislation) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Mobile County Legislation)
- **2024-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House (Mobile County Legislation)
- **2024-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Mobile County Legislation 1st Amendment (Mobile County Legislation)
- **2024-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Mobile County Legislation)
- **2024-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Mobile County Legislation `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 647 `passage`
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 646
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Mobile County Legislation 1st Amendment Offered (Mobile County Legislation) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Mobile County Legislation)
- **2024-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** Mobile County Legislation 1st Amendment (Mobile County Legislation)
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Mobile County Legislation)
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Mobile County Legislation `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-09T17:45:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-313 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f0d0ed31-4c52-41d2-ab87-ae9ab34840b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).