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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes and offenses, misdemeanor convictions, judge authorized to split sentences, Sec. 15-18-8 am'd."
description: "Crimes and offenses, misdemeanor convictions, judge authorized to split sentences, Sec. 15-18-8 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "HB 559"
citation: "Alabama HB 559 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Simpson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03f178c3-18e0-4345-9f54-fda7a65d419b"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB559"
source_hash: "eef879fc6ab812b06009d4d3086fd3684bd3b7a0540f3ebab29486bc3bbc3e95"
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 559 (2019rs) — Crimes and offenses, misdemeanor convictions, judge authorized to split sentences, Sec. 15-18-8 am'd.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB559-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 200707-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200707-1.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 201335-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201335-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB559-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB559-enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 734 — **1000** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1213 — **320** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 736 — **1020** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 735 — **1000** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Simpson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 734 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** England Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 735 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 736 `passage`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2019-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1213 `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-344. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 1:33 p.m. on May 29, 2019. `executive-receipt`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/03f178c3-18e0-4345-9f54-fda7a65d419b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).