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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to sentencing; to amend Sections 12-25-34.2, 13A-4-1, 13A-4-2, 13A-4-3, 13A-5-6, 15-18-8, and 15-22-54, Code of Alabama 1975, to add additional offenses that would be subject to the presumptive sentencing guidelines; to modify the criminal penalties for criminal solicitation, attempt, and criminal conspiracy; to give a judge discretion when sentencing a person convicted of a Class C or Class D felony offense; 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.\u0002"
description: "Sentencing; to further provide for presumptive sentencing guidelines, to modify criminal penalties for criminal solicitation, attempt, and criminal conspiracy, give judge discretion regarding sentencing for Class C and D felonies, to further provide for the habitual felony offender law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 198"
citation: "Alabama SB 198 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sentencing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arthur Orr"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1af0bbeb-ae92-4f0f-82c7-03b5b261ad25"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "53dd6e201d54cb3fc8872cb0f37c90c0c0bbb045a7d7eeedbf4f10b4ec34901d"
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 SB 198 (2023rs) — Relating to sentencing; to amend Sections 12-25-34.2, 13A-4-1, 13A-4-2, 13A-4-3, 13A-5-6, 15-18-8, and 15-22-54, Code of Alabama 1975, to add additional offenses that would be subject to the presumptive sentencing guidelines; to modify the criminal penalties for criminal solicitation, attempt, and criminal conspiracy; to give a judge discretion when sentencing a person convicted of a Class C or Class D felony offense; 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.
Sentencing; to further provide for presumptive sentencing guidelines, to modify criminal penalties for criminal solicitation, attempt, and criminal conspiracy, give judge discretion regarding sentencing for Class C and D felonies, to further provide for the habitual felony offender law
## 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/SB198-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-461** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1285188.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment NFACTT-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/NFACTT-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB198-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB198-enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Roll of the H for Vote 1074 on SB198 (2023 Regular Session) — **7427** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 659 on SB198 (2023 Regular Session) — **330** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 660 on SB198 (2023 Regular Session) — **330** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Arthur Orr — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Judiciary) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+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`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Judiciary)
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) `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 2023-461 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1af0bbeb-ae92-4f0f-82c7-03b5b261ad25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).