diff --git a/include/xrpl/ledger/entries/AmendmentsEntry.h b/include/xrpl/ledger/entries/AmendmentsEntry.h
index ce4dca7e80..808c6d1f54 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/ledger/entries/AmendmentsEntry.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/ledger/entries/AmendmentsEntry.h
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <xrpl/basics/base_uint.h>
+#include <xrpl/basics/chrono.h>
 #include <xrpl/beast/utility/Journal.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ApplyView.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ReadView.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/entries/SLEBase.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Indexes.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/LedgerFormats.h>
+#include <xrpl/protocol/SField.h>
+
+#include <map>
+#include <set>
 
 namespace xrpl {
 
@@ -25,6 +31,52 @@ public:
         : Base(keylet::amendments(), view, j)
     {
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the set of amendments this entry reports as enabled.
+     *
+     * @return the set of enabled amendments.
+     */
+    [[nodiscard]] std::set<UInt256>
+    enabledAmendments() const
+    {
+        std::set<UInt256> amendments;
+
+        if (this->exists() && (*this)->isFieldPresent(sfAmendments))
+        {
+            auto const& v = (*this)->getFieldV256(sfAmendments);
+            amendments.insert_range(v);
+        }
+
+        return amendments;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a map of amendments that have achieved majority, to the time
+     * majority was reached.
+     *
+     * @return a map of amendment to the time majority was reached.
+     */
+    [[nodiscard]] std::map<UInt256, NetClock::time_point>
+    majorityAmendments() const
+    {
+        std::map<UInt256, NetClock::time_point> ret;
+
+        if (this->exists() && (*this)->isFieldPresent(sfMajorities))
+        {
+            using TimePoint = NetClock::time_point;
+            using Duration = TimePoint::duration;
+
+            auto const majorities = (*this)->getFieldArray(sfMajorities);
+
+            for (auto const& m : majorities)
+            {
+                ret[m.getFieldH256(sfAmendment)] = TimePoint(Duration(m.getFieldU32(sfCloseTime)));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return ret;
+    }
 };
 
 using AmendmentsEntryR = AmendmentsEntry<ReadView>;
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/ledger/ReadView.cpp b/src/libxrpl/ledger/ReadView.cpp
index 6ed6ce4a3f..a2ef396c1b 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/ledger/ReadView.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/ledger/ReadView.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <xrpl/basics/base_uint.h>
 #include <xrpl/beast/hash/uhash.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/detail/ReadViewFwdRange.h>
+#include <xrpl/ledger/entries/AmendmentsEntry.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Indexes.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Keylet.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Rules.h>
@@ -72,9 +73,8 @@ makeRulesGivenLedger(
     std::optional const digest = ledger.digest(k.key);
     if (digest)
     {
-        auto const sle = ledger.read(k);
-        if (sle)
-            return Rules(presets, digest, sle->getFieldV256(sfAmendments));
+        if (AmendmentsEntryR const entry(k, ledger); entry)
+            return Rules(presets, digest, entry->getFieldV256(sfAmendments));
     }
     return Rules(presets);
 }
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/ledger/View.cpp b/src/libxrpl/ledger/View.cpp
index 81e960ca78..57d2c3270a 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/ledger/View.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/ledger/View.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <xrpl/beast/utility/instrumentation.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ApplyView.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/ReadView.h>
+#include <xrpl/ledger/entries/AmendmentsEntry.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/entries/LedgerHashesEntry.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/helpers/AccountRootHelpers.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/helpers/CredentialHelpers.h>
@@ -309,40 +310,13 @@ areCompatible(
 std::set<UInt256>
 getEnabledAmendments(ReadView const& view)
 {
-    std::set<UInt256> amendments;
-
-    if (auto const sle = view.read(keylet::amendments()))
-    {
-        if (sle->isFieldPresent(sfAmendments))
-        {
-            auto const& v = sle->getFieldV256(sfAmendments);
-            amendments.insert(v.begin(), v.end());
-        }
-    }
-
-    return amendments;
+    return AmendmentsEntryR(view).enabledAmendments();
 }
 
 MajorityAmendmentsT
 getMajorityAmendments(ReadView const& view)
 {
-    MajorityAmendmentsT ret;
-
-    if (auto const sle = view.read(keylet::amendments()))
-    {
-        if (sle->isFieldPresent(sfMajorities))
-        {
-            using Tp = NetClock::time_point;
-            using D = Tp::duration;
-
-            auto const majorities = sle->getFieldArray(sfMajorities);
-
-            for (auto const& m : majorities)
-                ret[m.getFieldH256(sfAmendment)] = Tp(D(m.getFieldU32(sfCloseTime)));
-        }
-    }
-
-    return ret;
+    return AmendmentsEntryR(view).majorityAmendments();
 }
 
 std::optional<UInt256>
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/system/Change.cpp b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/system/Change.cpp
index d75fd185e0..86d91a9a47 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/system/Change.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/tx/transactors/system/Change.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 #include <xrpl/beast/utility/instrumentation.h>
 #include <xrpl/core/ServiceRegistry.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/AmendmentTable.h>
+#include <xrpl/ledger/entries/AmendmentsEntry.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/entries/FeeSettingsEntry.h>
 #include <xrpl/ledger/entries/NegativeUNLEntry.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Feature.h>
-#include <xrpl/protocol/Indexes.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/Protocol.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/PublicKey.h>
 #include <xrpl/protocol/SField.h>
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <xrpl/tx/Transactor.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <memory>
 
 namespace xrpl {
 
@@ -170,14 +169,12 @@ Change::applyAmendment()
 {
     UInt256 const amendment(ctx_.tx.getFieldH256(sfAmendment));
 
-    auto const k = keylet::amendments();
-
-    SLE::pointer amendmentObject = view().peek(k);
+    AmendmentsEntryW amendmentObject(view(), j_);
 
     if (!amendmentObject)
     {
-        amendmentObject = std::make_shared<SLE>(k);
-        view().insert(amendmentObject);
+        amendmentObject.newSLE();
+        amendmentObject.insert();
     }
 
     STVector256 amendments = amendmentObject->getFieldV256(sfAmendments);
@@ -254,7 +251,7 @@ Change::applyAmendment()
         amendmentObject->setFieldArray(sfMajorities, newMajorities);
     }
 
-    view().update(amendmentObject);
+    amendmentObject.update();
 
     return tesSUCCESS;
 }