---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize the governing body of a Class 1 municipality to enact and enforce vacant property registration ordinances."
description: "Counties & Municipalities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "HB 315"
citation: "Alabama HB 315 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties & Municipalities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moore (M)"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6524b791-6b13-4d34-a7b4-b4614f064f8c"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "28216d525bfbf1112b00f0fed25eadc133144c4011bdc9086a76178b05ff087e"
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 315 (2026rs) — Authorize the governing body of a Class 1 municipality to enact and enforce vacant property registration ordinances.

Counties & Municipalities

## 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/HB315-int.pdf)
2. **Chambliss motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1159** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/ZQN52WK-1.pdf)
3. **Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1160** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/ZQLCZWK-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB315-eng.pdf)
5. **Moore (M) motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/CXUMVJW-1.pdf)
6. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 895** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/2J5XRIS-1.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB315-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Moore (M) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Moore (M) Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1251
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1161 `passage`
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1160
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Coleman 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Chambliss motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1159
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Jefferson County Legislation 1st Substitute Offered (Jefferson County Legislation) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Jefferson County Legislation)
- **2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Jefferson County Legislation 1st Substitute (Jefferson County Legislation)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Jefferson County Legislation)
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Jefferson County Legislation `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 896 `passage`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 895
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Tillman 1st Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Moore (M) motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Jefferson County Legislation Engrossed Substitute Offered (Jefferson County Legislation) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Jefferson County Legislation)
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Jefferson County Legislation)
- **2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Jefferson County Legislation)
- **2026-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Jefferson County Legislation `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/6524b791-6b13-4d34-a7b4-b4614f064f8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).