---
type: "Bill"
title: "Voting fraud, voting more than once in any election held within the state, penalties to apply to include voting outside the state, Secs. 17-13-24, 17-17-36 am'd."
description: "Voting fraud, voting more than once in any election held within the state, penalties to apply to include voting outside the state, Secs. 17-13-24, 17-17-36 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "HB 167"
citation: "Alabama HB 167 (2021rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Voters and Voting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blackshear"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 32
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d56c9ab-8a69-4fb5-8512-5e2f741261f4"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB167"
source_hash: "5056483dccc118ce6d20f373f4dc51765f74b8b8a148b0b6c7ea6759edd78c20"
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 167 (2021rs) — Voting fraud, voting more than once in any election held within the state, penalties to apply to include voting outside the state, Secs. 17-13-24, 17-17-36 am'd.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB167-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 212042-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/212042-1.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 212363-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/212363-2.pdf)
4. **Amd/Sub 213468-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/213468-1.pdf)
5. **Amd/Sub 213904-3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/213904-3.pdf)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB167-eng.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB167-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Blackshear motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 1000 House appoints Blackshear, Rowe and England — **92–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 460 — **76–12** (pass) · lower
- Scofield motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1138 — **24–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1137 — **23–5** (pass) · upper
- Reed motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 1236 P&PO appoints Scofield, Givhan, Sam and Singleton — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1139 — **27–4** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 459 — **60–31** (pass) · lower
- Reed motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1366 — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Blackshear motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1128 — **83–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Blackshear — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** England Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 459 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 460 `passage`
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Kitchens intended to vote "Yea"
- **2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1137 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Scofield Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Scofield motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1138 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1139 `passage`
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Blackshear motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 1000 House appoints Blackshear, Rowe and England
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Requested
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reed motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 1236 P&PO appoints Scofield, Givhan, Sam and Singleton
- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Report
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Blackshear motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1128 `passage`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Report Concurrence Requested
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Reed motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1366 `passage`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Conference Report
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-448. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee on HB167 2021RS first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 2:22 p.m. on May 6, 2021. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d56c9ab-8a69-4fb5-8512-5e2f741261f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).