---
type: "Bill"
title: "Campaign contributions; using contributions on certain security expenses to protect candidate, elected official, family members, and staff authorized"
description: "Elections, Voting, & Campaigns"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "SB 230"
citation: "Alabama SB 230 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Givhan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd8e8c4b-63f6-4dc7-8819-7d78cd7b833f"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "c5820c67c62e108e41a68164a1c292081199ffb122a7c07e103a287a69321dee"
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 230 (2026rs) — Campaign contributions; using contributions on certain security expenses to protect candidate, elected official, family members, and staff authorized

Elections, Voting, & Campaigns

## 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/SB230-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB230-eng.pdf)
3. **Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 288** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/846832F-1.pdf)
4. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 612** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/XD1AL77-1.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB230-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Givhan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Gudger Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 663
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 613 `passage`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 612
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Ethics and Campaign Finance Engrossed Substitute Offered (Ethics and Campaign Finance) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-26T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Ethics and Campaign Finance)
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House (Ethics and Campaign Finance)
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Ethics and Campaign Finance)
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ethics and Campaign Finance `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 289 `passage`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 288
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Givhan 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary `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/fd8e8c4b-63f6-4dc7-8819-7d78cd7b833f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).