republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2023rs/hb-267.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code; to add Chapter 3A to Title 10A, Code of Alabama 1975, by revising the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Law to reflect the national standards set by the Model Nonprofit Corporation Act of 2021 and the Delaware General Corporation Law; and to make conforming changes throughout the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code in order to effectuate the changes to the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Law and conform with the other entities governed by the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code by amending Sections 10A-1-1.03, 10A-1-1.08, 10A-1-3.32, 10A-1-8.01, 10A-1-8.02, 10A-1-9.01, 10A-2A-1.40, 10A-2A-1.43, 10A-2A-1.51, 10A-2A-2.02, 10A-2A-2.06, 10A-2A-7.04, 10A-2A-7.20, 10A-2A-7.32, 10A-2A-8.10, 10A-2A-8.21, 10A-2A-8.22, 10A-2A-8.24, 10A-2A-10.06, 10A-2A-10.07, 10A-2A-10.08, 10A-2A-11.02, 10A-2A-11.06, 10A-2A-12.02, and 10A-2A-14.13, Code of Alabama 1975; adding Sections 10A-2A-10.00 and 10A-2A-10.10 to the Code of Alabama 1975; and amending Sections 10A-5A-2.03, 10A-5A-10.07, 10A-8A-9.08, 10A-9A-2.02, and 10A-9A-10.08, Code of Alabama 1975."
description: "Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code, Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Law revised to reflect national standards, conforming changes made"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 267"
citation: "Alabama HB 267 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tim Wadsworth"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5066117-d348-458e-88a6-4a2032ae361f"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "faa0d62d272b8b68def2759076299ca70a568d4d22e477b6d3cb48d69fbf3a32"
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 267 (2023rs) — Relating to the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code; to add Chapter 3A to Title 10A, Code of Alabama 1975, by revising the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Law to reflect the national standards set by the Model Nonprofit Corporation Act of 2021 and the Delaware General Corporation Law; and to make conforming changes throughout the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code in order to effectuate the changes to the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Law and conform with the other entities governed by the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code by amending Sections 10A-1-1.03, 10A-1-1.08, 10A-1-3.32, 10A-1-8.01, 10A-1-8.02, 10A-1-9.01, 10A-2A-1.40, 10A-2A-1.43, 10A-2A-1.51, 10A-2A-2.02, 10A-2A-2.06, 10A-2A-7.04, 10A-2A-7.20, 10A-2A-7.32, 10A-2A-8.10, 10A-2A-8.21, 10A-2A-8.22, 10A-2A-8.24, 10A-2A-10.06, 10A-2A-10.07, 10A-2A-10.08, 10A-2A-11.02, 10A-2A-11.06, 10A-2A-12.02, and 10A-2A-14.13, Code of Alabama 1975; adding Sections 10A-2A-10.00 and 10A-2A-10.10 to the Code of Alabama 1975; and amending Sections 10A-5A-2.03, 10A-5A-10.07, 10A-8A-9.08, 10A-9A-2.02, and 10A-9A-10.08, Code of Alabama 1975.

Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entity Code, Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Law revised to reflect national standards, conforming changes made

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB267-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-503** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286187.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment BTCNJ4-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/BTCNJ4-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment P5SJGR-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/P5SJGR-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB267-eng.pdf)
6. **Judiciary Amendment E0VWC2-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/E0VWC2-1.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB267-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 1225 on HB267 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 877 on HB267 (2023 Regular Session) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 875 on HB267 (2023 Regular Session) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 876 on HB267 (2023 Regular Session) — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tim Wadsworth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+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 (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Judiciary) `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 Pass as Amended `passage`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Judiciary)
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Judiciary)
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-503 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c5066117-d348-458e-88a6-4a2032ae361f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).