republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2023rs/sb-301.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Relating to motor vehicles; to add Section 32-5A-350.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the prohibition against using a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle; to further provide for the prohibition; to further provide exceptions; to further provide criminal penalties for a violation; to provide a warning period for a violation; to amend Section 32-5A-351, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the assessment of administrative penalties; to repeal Section 32-5A-350, Code of Alabama 1975; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.	Motor vehicles, wireless telecommunications devices, restrictions on use while driving, provided	us/states/al	Alabama Legislature	2023rs	SB 301	Alabama SB 301 (2023rs)	bill	Motor vehicles	enacted	J.T. 'Jabo' Waggoner	9	26	5	2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00	2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/4d7affc8-290d-44f2-8d53-6e173d2d4ae9	https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search	27df3a8046a9330ef96e3494f8249c89538d4144eb2418c1e7620267f3ec75b3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-al

Alabama SB 301 (2023rs) — Relating to motor vehicles; to add Section 32-5A-350.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the prohibition against using a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle; to further provide for the prohibition; to further provide exceptions; to further provide criminal penalties for a violation; to provide a warning period for a violation; to amend Section 32-5A-351, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the assessment of administrative penalties; to repeal Section 32-5A-350, Code of Alabama 1975; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Motor vehicles, wireless telecommunications devices, restrictions on use while driving, provided

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Act 2023-478 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment 1RX6LL-1 (committee substitute) — source
4. Amendment 2NFXII-1 (committee substitute) — source
5. Amendment E5QEC2-1 (committee substitute) — source
6. Amendment IJSX66-1 (committee substitute) — source
7. Amendment PJ1DER-1 (committee substitute) — source
8. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
9. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Roll of the H for Vote 1158 on SB301 (2023 Regular Session) — 57–37 (pass) · lower
• Roll of the S for Vote 1286 on SB301 (2023 Regular Session) — 30–0 (pass) · upper
• Roll of the S for Vote 961 on SB301 (2023 Regular Session) — 30–0 (pass) · upper
• Roll of the H for Vote 1157 on SB301 (2023 Regular Session) — 88–9 (fail) · lower
• Roll of the S for Vote 960 on SB301 (2023 Regular Session) — 30–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• J.T. 'Jabo' Waggoner — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 Enrolled
• 2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 Concur In and Adopt
• 2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended passage
• 2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 Adopt
• 2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00 On Third Reading in Second House
• 2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00 Read Second Time in Second House
• 2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out of Committee in Second House
• 2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Favorably (Public Safety and Homeland Security) committee-passage
• 2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to Committee (Public Safety and Homeland Security) referral-committee
• 2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00 Referred to Committee (Public Safety and Homeland Security) 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 A Third Time And Passed As Amended
• 2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 Adopt
• 2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 Table
• 2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 Table
• 2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 Table
• 2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00 On Third Reading in House of Origin
• 2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Read Second Time in House of Origin
• 2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00 AMD/SUB (Judiciary)
• 2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
• 2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00 AMD/SUB (Judiciary)
• 2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Favorably (Judiciary) committee-passage
• 2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00 AMD/SUB (Judiciary)
• 2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00 Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) introduction, referral
• 2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00 Read First Time in House of Origin reading-1
• 2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00 Enacted as 2023-478 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4d7affc8-290d-44f2-8d53-6e173d2d4ae9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).