republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2018rs/hb-179.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriations, supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to various school systems and colleges and universities, and other entities"
description: "Appropriations, supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to various school systems and colleges and universities, and other entities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "HB 179"
citation: "Alabama HB 179 (2018rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Poole"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0d3b22b3-7ca8-444f-87e0-3f2740b6b15f"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB179"
source_hash: "8e6f100674dba5f44d4b8f6113af20c3277950d5b6021e56e56f97eb781bb4ca"
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 179 (2018rs) — Appropriations, supplemental appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to various school systems and colleges and universities, and other entities

## 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/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB179-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB179-eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB179-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 315 — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 843 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 842 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 314 — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Poole motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1077 — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 841 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Dial motion to Table adopted Roll Call 840 — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Poole — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means Education first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 314 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 315 `passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Finance and Taxation Education Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Dial motion to Table adopted Roll Call 840 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Dial Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 841 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Orr Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 842 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 843 `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Poole motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1077 `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2018-502. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Forwarded to Governor on March 28, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. on March 28, 2018. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0d3b22b3-7ca8-444f-87e0-3f2740b6b15f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).