republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2018rs/hb-317.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Economic Development, notification and confidentiality provisions revised for certain economic incentives, State Industrial Development Authority, bonds for industrial development and site preparation, auth., definition of lobbying under Ethics Act not to include economic development professionals under certain conditions, expiration date, Alabama Jobs Enhancement Act, Secs. 41-29-501 to 41-29-507, inclusive, added; Sec. 41-29-3 am'd."
description: "Economic Development, notification and confidentiality provisions revised for certain economic incentives, State Industrial Development Authority, bonds for industrial development and site preparation, auth., definition of lobbying under Ethics Act not to include economic development professionals under certain conditions, expiration date, Alabama Jobs Enhancement Act, Secs. 41-29-501 to 41-29-507, inclusive, added; Sec. 41-29-3 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "HB 317"
citation: "Alabama HB 317 (2018rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson (K)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba3caffb-8d33-404b-a831-871cb01914bc"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB317"
source_hash: "fdc251ffeeaf85bafb87db6b84c34722e65981b119265888f9fc9c0acf5c54dd"
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 317 (2018rs) — Economic Development, notification and confidentiality provisions revised for certain economic incentives, State Industrial Development Authority, bonds for industrial development and site preparation, auth., definition of lobbying under Ethics Act not to include economic development professionals under certain conditions, expiration date, Alabama Jobs Enhancement Act, Secs. 41-29-501 to 41-29-507, inclusive, added; Sec. 41-29-3 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/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB317-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB317-eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HB317-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1218 — **25–1** (pass) · upper
- Johnson (K) motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1104 — **52–22** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 609 — **81–3** (pass) · lower
- Sanford motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 1205 — **10–18** (fail) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1245 — **15–14** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 610 — **79–7** (pass) · lower
- Johnson (K) motion to Table adopted Roll Call 608 — **78–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson (K) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Economic Development and Tourism `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Economic Development and Tourism Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Johnson (K) motion to Table adopted Roll Call 608 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Johnson (K) Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 609 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 610 `passage`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Hanes intended to vote "Yea"
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 3 amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Williams motion to Table adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development second Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Williams motion to Table adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development third Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Williams motion to Table adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Williams first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Sanford Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Sanford motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 1205 `amendment-failure`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Singleton Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Marsh motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Williams Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1218 `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Marsh motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Marsh motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1245 `passage`
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2018-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Johnson (K) motion to Concur In and Adopt pending
- **2018-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2018-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Beech filed conflict of interest
- **2018-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Johnson (K) motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1104 `passage`
- **2018-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2018-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2018-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2018-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2018-541. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 11:57 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/ba3caffb-8d33-404b-a831-871cb01914bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).