republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2026rs/hb-259.md

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Bill	Stablecoin; license required for issuance or sale of stablecoins, Alabama Securities Commission to enforce and authorize, penalties provided	Consumer Protection	us/states/al	Alabama Legislature	2026rs	HB 259	Alabama HB 259 (2026rs)	bill	Consumer Protection	enacted	Shaw	4	24	0	2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00	2026-04-06T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/67baefd6-00a3-4c8d-bc07-51abeaf6f145	https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search	f14f74e01393061a3f598c932193bdc8359fac55d9a87f3af16d35f6d42c54b2	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-al

Alabama HB 259 (2026rs) — Stablecoin; license required for issuance or sale of stablecoins, Alabama Securities Commission to enforce and authorize, penalties provided

Consumer Protection

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 845 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Sponsors

• Shaw — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-04-06T04:00:00+00:00 Enacted became-law
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 Delivered to Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 Signature Requested
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 Delivered to Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 Enrolled
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 Ready to Enroll
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1003 passage
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 Petition To Close Debate- Adopted Roll Call 1002
• 2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00 Third Reading in Second House
• 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
• 2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00 Reported Out of Committee Second House
• 2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 Pending Committee Action in Second House (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
• 2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00 Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 Engrossed
• 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 Ledbetter intended to vote "Yea"
• 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 846 passage
• 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 845
• 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 Financial Services 1st Substitute Offered (Financial Services) amendment-introduction
• 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 Third Reading in House of Origin
• 2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00 Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Financial Services)
• 2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
• 2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00 Financial Services 1st Substitute (Financial Services)
• 2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Financial Services)
• 2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00 Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Financial Services reading-1, referral-committee

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/67baefd6-00a3-4c8d-bc07-51abeaf6f145. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).