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type: "Bill"
title: "Elections, electronic voting machines, curb side voting, operation of voting machines prohibited except on the inside of buildings designated as voting places, taking of ballots into or out of voting places prohibited, Sec.17-6-4 am'd."
description: "Elections, electronic voting machines, curb side voting, operation of voting machines prohibited except on the inside of buildings designated as voting places, taking of ballots into or out of voting places prohibited, Sec.17-6-4 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "HB 285"
citation: "Alabama HB 285 (2021rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9676bcaa-bde4-4a03-bd56-fd9665f9a6af"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB285"
source_hash: "a846802e9de73f827b981f45f0ac2763ab479777cc85622048ef766943897fb9"
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 285 (2021rs) — Elections, electronic voting machines, curb side voting, operation of voting machines prohibited except on the inside of buildings designated as voting places, taking of ballots into or out of voting places prohibited, Sec.17-6-4 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/HB285-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 210673-3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/210673-3.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB285-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB285-enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 1455 — **246** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 496 — **7425** (pass) · lower
- Ledbetter motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 495 — **7325** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1456 — **256** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 494 — **7424** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Allen — 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`
- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 494 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Ledbetter motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 495
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 496 `passage`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2021-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Roberts motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Roberts motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 1455
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1456 `passage`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-535. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Forwarded to Governor at 10:13 p.m. on May 17, 2021. `executive-receipt`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9676bcaa-bde4-4a03-bd56-fd9665f9a6af`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).