---
type: "Bill"
title: "Data privacy; processing of data regulated, consumer actions related to data authorized"
description: "Consumer Protection"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "HB 351"
citation: "Alabama HB 351 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shaw"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 36
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3439c50-4b8d-49ed-8e33-b09d1a2ad0a6"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "ab713ec44a657e8349e831e93fea0744e8e0d3fa2da83f13605d6d1e8028ff1c"
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 351 (2026rs) — Data privacy; processing of data regulated, consumer actions related to data authorized

Consumer Protection

## 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/HB351-int.pdf)
2. **Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1195** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/CXUYDQW-1.pdf)
3. **Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1196** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/U9Y32XX-1.pdf)
4. **Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1197** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/6YT2X1Z-1.pdf)
5. **Elliott motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/NRPGF88-1.pdf)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB351-eng.pdf)
7. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 562** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/XDP66ZZ-1.pdf)
8. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 563** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/PS2SVEE-1.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB351-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Shaw — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **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
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Shaw Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1258
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1198 `passage`
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1197
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Elliott 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1196
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Elliott motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1195
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** County and Municipal Government 2nd Amendment Offered (County and Municipal Government) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** County and Municipal Government 3rd Amendment Offered (County and Municipal Government) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment Offered (County and Municipal Government) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government)
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** County and Municipal Government 3rd Amendment (County and Municipal Government)
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** County and Municipal Government 2nd Amendment (County and Municipal Government)
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment (County and Municipal Government)
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (County and Municipal Government)
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government `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 564 `passage`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 563
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Shaw 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 562
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Commerce and Small Business 1st Substitute Offered (Commerce and Small Business) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Commerce and Small Business)
- **2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Commerce and Small Business 1st Substitute (Commerce and Small Business)
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Commerce and Small Business)
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Commerce and Small Business `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/e3439c50-4b8d-49ed-8e33-b09d1a2ad0a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).