republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2023rs/hb-286.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to public records; to add Section 41-13-7.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit the disclosure of personal identifying information of state legislators and law enforcement officers and employees upon request of the state legislator, officer, or employee; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022."
description: "Public records, law enforcement officers and employees, prohibit disclosure of personal identifying information"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 286"
citation: "Alabama HB 286 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shane Stringer"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c04abd2-ae70-4f61-9d7c-52e025601075"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "9ab893a88d17298f54557d9eeca3254f913aa00772e148052cb84d531cf32ba7"
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 286 (2023rs) — Relating to public records; to add Section 41-13-7.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit the disclosure of personal identifying information of state legislators and law enforcement officers and employees upon request of the state legislator, officer, or employee; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Public records, law enforcement officers and employees, prohibit disclosure of personal identifying information

## 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/HB286-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-506** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286178.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 59OV63-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/59OV63-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment 756CVE-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/756CVE-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment 8IY622-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/8IY622-1.pdf)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB286-eng.pdf)
7. **Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment 3O39ZZ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/3O39ZZ-1.pdf)
8. **Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment ZZITWW-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/ZZITWW-1.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB286-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 762 on HB286 (2023 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 1135 on HB286 (2023 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 763 on HB286 (2023 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 764 on HB286 (2023 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1229 on HB286 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 1228 on HB286 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shane Stringer — 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** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Veterans and Military Affairs) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Veterans and Military Affairs) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-506 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c04abd2-ae70-4f61-9d7c-52e025601075`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).