republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2023rs/sb-301.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to motor vehicles; to add Section 32-5A-350.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the prohibition against using a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle; to further provide for the prohibition; to further provide exceptions; to further provide criminal penalties for a violation; to provide a warning period for a violation; to amend Section 32-5A-351, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the assessment of administrative penalties; to repeal Section 32-5A-350, Code of Alabama 1975; 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: "Motor vehicles, wireless telecommunications devices, restrictions on use while driving, provided"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 301"
citation: "Alabama SB 301 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J.T. 'Jabo' Waggoner"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d7affc8-290d-44f2-8d53-6e173d2d4ae9"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "27df3a8046a9330ef96e3494f8249c89538d4144eb2418c1e7620267f3ec75b3"
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 301 (2023rs) — Relating to motor vehicles; to add Section 32-5A-350.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the prohibition against using a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle; to further provide for the prohibition; to further provide exceptions; to further provide criminal penalties for a violation; to provide a warning period for a violation; to amend Section 32-5A-351, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the assessment of administrative penalties; to repeal Section 32-5A-350, Code of Alabama 1975; 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.

Motor vehicles, wireless telecommunications devices, restrictions on use while driving, provided

## 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/SB301-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-478** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1288553.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 1RX6LL-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/1RX6LL-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment 2NFXII-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/2NFXII-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment E5QEC2-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/E5QEC2-1.pdf)
6. **Amendment IJSX66-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/IJSX66-1.pdf)
7. **Amendment PJ1DER-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/PJ1DER-1.pdf)
8. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB301-eng.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB301-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 1158 on SB301 (2023 Regular Session) — **57–37** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1286 on SB301 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 961 on SB301 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1157 on SB301 (2023 Regular Session) — **88–9** (fail) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 960 on SB301 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- J.T. 'Jabo' Waggoner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **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 Pass as Amended `passage`
- **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 (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `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 Passed As Amended
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Table
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Table
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Table
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Judiciary)
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Judiciary)
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Judiciary)
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-478 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d7affc8-290d-44f2-8d53-6e173d2d4ae9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).