---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to law enforcement agency recordings; to provide for circumstances and procedures to disclose or release recordings made by body-worn cameras or dashboard cameras used by law enforcement agencies; and to provide who may request disclosure or release and the procedure for requesting disclosure or release of recordings. \u0002"
description: "Law enforcement, to establish a procedure to determine whether, to whom, and what portions of a recording made by law enforcement may be disclosed or a copy released"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 289"
citation: "Alabama HB 289 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law enforcement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Juandalynn Givan"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6193f76-b45f-4f99-87b4-038ebeab0bf3"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "4ea5931cebd7b223ffe715e526fd6bf9a65310233e2443e1df87ec1b0e0560c7"
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 289 (2023rs) — Relating to law enforcement agency recordings; to provide for circumstances and procedures to disclose or release recordings made by body-worn cameras or dashboard cameras used by law enforcement agencies; and to provide who may request disclosure or release and the procedure for requesting disclosure or release of recordings. 

Law enforcement, to establish a procedure to determine whether, to whom, and what portions of a recording made by law enforcement may be disclosed or a copy released

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB289-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-507** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286174.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 7HMKEV-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/7HMKEV-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment HBLX88-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HBLX88-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment IY5D6W-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/IY5D6W-1.pdf)
6. **Amendment NGCSTJ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/NGCSTJ-1.pdf)
7. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB289-eng.pdf)
8. **Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment 6PDRZZ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/6PDRZZ-1.pdf)
9. **Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment O1GHMJ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/O1GHMJ-1.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB289-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 885 on HB289 (2023 Regular Session) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 887 on HB289 (2023 Regular Session) — **87–15** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 886 on HB289 (2023 Regular Session) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 910 on HB289 (2023 Regular Session) — **85–14** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1236 on HB289 (2023 Regular Session) — **21–8** (fail) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 908 on HB289 (2023 Regular Session) — **99–2** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 909 on HB289 (2023 Regular Session) — **101–2** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Juandalynn Givan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Veterans and Military Affairs) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Veterans and Military Affairs) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read Again a Third Time and Pass as Amended
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reconsider
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-507 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6193f76-b45f-4f99-87b4-038ebeab0bf3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).