# Alabama HB258: Primary elections, revise date in off-presidential years

Alabama HB258, Primary elections, revise date in off-presidential years, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Carns (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-06 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB258
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Primary elections, revise date in off-presidential years
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Enacted
- Sponsor: Jim Carns (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Elections, Voting, & Campaigns
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (389 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jim Carns (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Carns Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1017 | pass | 102 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 843 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Roberts motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 738 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 499 | pass | 98 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 99 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-06: Enacted (House)
- 2025-04-29: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-29: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 843 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Carns Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1017 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2025-04-24: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-04-15: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment Offered (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Roberts motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 738 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-03-20: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 499 (House)
- 2025-03-05: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-11: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections (House)
- 2025-02-11: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB258-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB258-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB258-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB258-enr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB258-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).