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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to firearms; to amend Section 13A-11-72, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for persons prohibited from possessing a firearm; to prohibit aliens unlawfully in the United States or aliens admitted under a nonimmigrant visa from possessing a firearm; to provide a penalty for persons in violation of this provision; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; 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: "Firearms, to prohibit unlawful aliens from possession, to establish penalty"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 64"
citation: "Alabama HB 64 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Firearms"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ron Bolton"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a304716-cb31-4aa0-b08a-58ac1d58f830"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "96fccf2ce03aa871cb45e3381133370e8d1656ed0fe5b642bb758901095c2598"
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 64 (2023rs) — Relating to firearms; to amend Section 13A-11-72, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for persons prohibited from possessing a firearm; to prohibit aliens unlawfully in the United States or aliens admitted under a nonimmigrant visa from possessing a firearm; to provide a penalty for persons in violation of this provision; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; 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.
Firearms, to prohibit unlawful aliens from possession, to establish penalty
## 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/HB64-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-487** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1285176.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment CEENWQ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/CEENWQ-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment P433EG-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/P433EG-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB64-eng.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB64-enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Roll of the H for Vote 1169 on HB64 (2023 Regular Session) — **981** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 889 on HB64 (2023 Regular Session) — **1020** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1276 on HB64 (2023 Regular Session) — **300** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 890 on HB64 (2023 Regular Session) — **1010** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1275 on HB64 (2023 Regular Session) — **300** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Ron Bolton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+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** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-487 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a304716-cb31-4aa0-b08a-58ac1d58f830`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).