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type: "Bill"
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title: "Driver license, to provide additional circumstances in which an expert witness may give expert testimony, provide for add'l chemical tests that may be used to determine if a person was driving under the influence, to provide for who can draw blood, provide that a witness may provide testimony on the results of horizontal gaze nystagmus test, Secs. 12-21-160, 32-5-192, 32-5-200, 32-5A-194, 32-5A-300, 32-5A-301, 32-5A-302, 32-5A-303, 32-5A-304, 32-5A-306, 32-5A-307, 32-5A-308, 32-6-49.13 am'd."
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description: "Driver license, to provide additional circumstances in which an expert witness may give expert testimony, provide for add'l chemical tests that may be used to determine if a person was driving under the influence, to provide for who can draw blood, provide that a witness may provide testimony on the results of horizontal gaze nystagmus test, Secs. 12-21-160, 32-5-192, 32-5-200, 32-5A-194, 32-5A-300, 32-5A-301, 32-5A-302, 32-5A-303, 32-5A-304, 32-5A-306, 32-5A-307, 32-5A-308, 32-6-49.13 am'd."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
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legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
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session: "2021rs"
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identifier: "SB 258"
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citation: "Alabama SB 258 (2021rs)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Drivers' Licenses"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Orr"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7aa2afa0-168b-4863-93f4-36c3231e1930"
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source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB258"
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source_hash: "085a38117b2215a466bb222f8f7a9bb8bd64812c7f6ebc26cd028d04c6148e8c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
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---
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# Alabama SB 258 (2021rs) — Driver license, to provide additional circumstances in which an expert witness may give expert testimony, provide for add'l chemical tests that may be used to determine if a person was driving under the influence, to provide for who can draw blood, provide that a witness may provide testimony on the results of horizontal gaze nystagmus test, Secs. 12-21-160, 32-5-192, 32-5-200, 32-5A-194, 32-5A-300, 32-5A-301, 32-5A-302, 32-5A-303, 32-5A-304, 32-5A-306, 32-5A-307, 32-5A-308, 32-6-49.13 am'd.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB258-int.pdf)
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2. **Amd/Sub 211319-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/211319-1.pdf)
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3. **Amd/Sub 214289-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/214289-1.pdf)
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4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB258-eng.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/SB258-enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1195 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 538 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
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- Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 537 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Orr — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Orr Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 537 `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 538 `passage`
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- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
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- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Faulkner first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Faulkner motion to Withdraw adopted Voice Vote
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- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1195 `passage`
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- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Forte intended to vote "Yea"
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- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
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- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
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- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
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- **2021-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-498. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7aa2afa0-168b-4863-93f4-36c3231e1930`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
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