--- type: "Bill" title: "Cryptocurrency; measures to prevent fraud by cryptocurrency kiosk operators imposed, penalties established, Alabama Securities Commission authorized to enforce" description: "Businesses & Financial Institutions" jurisdiction: "us/states/al" legislature: "Alabama Legislature" session: "2026rs" identifier: "HB 303" citation: "Alabama HB 303 (2026rs)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Businesses & Financial Institutions"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Bedsole"] version_count: 6 action_count: 27 vote_count: 0 first_action: "2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00" last_action: "2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69c4c9dc-ff6b-4f94-904d-03b8b716f206" source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search" source_hash: "c335767ee97f3554f162acd490e95e7048bc81616f5bb158c9accdc7983fc991" 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 303 (2026rs) — Cryptocurrency; measures to prevent fraud by cryptocurrency kiosk operators imposed, penalties established, Alabama Securities Commission authorized to enforce Businesses & Financial Institutions ## 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/2026RS/HB303-int.pdf) 2. **Albritton motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/CXUYTQW-1.pdf) 3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB303-eng.pdf) 4. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 573** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/9JC44MP-1.pdf) 5. **Woods motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 921** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/KHI32UU-1.pdf) 6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB303-enr.pdf) ## Sponsors - Bedsole — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law` - **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt` - **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested - **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled - **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll - **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Bedsole Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1115 - **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 922 `passage` - **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Woods motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 921 - **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Woods 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction` - **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Albritton motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote - **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment Offered (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) `amendment-introduction` - **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House - **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) - **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House - **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) - **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development) - **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development `reading-1, referral-committee` - **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed - **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 574 `passage` - **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 573 - **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** State Government 1st Substitute Offered (State Government) `amendment-introduction` - **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin - **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Government) - **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin - **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** State Government 1st Substitute (State Government) - **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Government) - **2026-01-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government `reading-1, referral-committee` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69c4c9dc-ff6b-4f94-904d-03b8b716f206`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).