republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2023rs/sb-224.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 13A-6-111, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the age of a child for the crime of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer; to amend Section 13A-6-240, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish jurisdiction for a violation of distributing a private image; to amend Section 13A-13-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the crime of incest; 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: "Crimes and offenses, to provide for the age of a child for the crime of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer, to establish jurisdiction for a violation of distributing a private image, and further provide for the crime of incest"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 224"
citation: "Alabama SB 224 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vivian Davis Figures"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 20
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee3fd18c-856d-4726-9517-af6410fc43ff"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "fb0476e1bdc12395e3391d2fb83a1ba0d65bbd78c74696ab90871458e07fde6f"
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 224 (2023rs) — Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 13A-6-111, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the age of a child for the crime of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer; to amend Section 13A-6-240, Code of Alabama 1975, to establish jurisdiction for a violation of distributing a private image; to amend Section 13A-13-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the crime of incest; 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.

Crimes and offenses, to provide for the age of a child for the crime of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer, to establish jurisdiction for a violation of distributing a private image, and further provide for the crime of incest

## 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/SB224-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-464** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1285187.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment CETMJW-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/CETMJW-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment LPXNYA-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/LPXNYA-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment M5TKWH-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/M5TKWH-1.pdf)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB224-eng.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB224-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 1078 on SB224 (2023 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 780 on SB224 (2023 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1077 on SB224 (2023 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 781 on SB224 (2023 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 1172 on SB224 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 782 on SB224 (2023 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Vivian Davis Figures — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+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 (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Judiciary) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-464 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee3fd18c-856d-4726-9517-af6410fc43ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).