diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vol.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vol.py
index cca6a96e1d..d1000e0c43 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vol.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vol.py
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
                 - This was changed in version 2.0.0 from a dictionary to a list of dictionaries.
             type: list
             elements: dict
+            returned: when success
             sample: [{
                 "attach_time": "2015-10-23T00:22:29.000Z",
                 "deleteOnTermination": "false",
@@ -240,48 +241,59 @@
         create_time:
             description: The time stamp when volume creation was initiated.
             type: str
+            returned: when success
             sample: "2015-10-21T14:36:08.870Z"
         encrypted:
             description: Indicates whether the volume is encrypted.
             type: bool
+            returned: when success
             sample: False
         id:
             description: The ID of the volume.
             type: str
+            returned: when success
             sample: "vol-35b333d9"
         iops:
             description: The number of I/O operations per second (IOPS) that the volume supports.
             type: int
+            returned: when success
             sample: null
         size:
             description: The size of the volume, in GiBs.
             type: int
+            returned: when success
             sample: 1
         snapshot_id:
             description: The snapshot from which the volume was created, if applicable.
             type: str
+            returned: when success
             sample: ""
         status:
             description: The volume state.
             type: str
+            returned: when success
             sample: "in-use"
         tags:
             description: Any tags assigned to the volume.
             type: dict
+            returned: when success
             sample: {
                 env: "dev"
                 }
         type:
             description: The volume type. This can be gp2, io1, st1, sc1, or standard.
             type: str
+            returned: when success
             sample: "standard"
         zone:
             description: The Availability Zone of the volume.
             type: str
+            returned: when success
             sample: "us-east-1b"
         throughput:
             description: The throughput that the volume supports, in MiB/s.
             type: int
+            returned: when success
             sample: 131
 """
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_igw_info.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_igw_info.py
index 583719c040..ac8681fc7d 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_igw_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_igw_info.py
@@ -75,27 +75,27 @@
     contains:
         attachments:
             description: Any VPCs attached to the internet gateway.
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: complex
             contains:
                 state:
                     description: The current state of the attachment.
-                    returned: I(state=present)
+                    returned: always
                     type: str
                     sample: available
                 vpc_id:
                     description: The ID of the VPC.
-                    returned: I(state=present)
+                    returned: always
                     type: str
                     sample: vpc-02123b67
         internet_gateway_id:
             description: The ID of the internet gateway.
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: str
             sample: igw-2123634d
         tags:
             description: Any tags assigned to the internet gateway.
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: dict
             sample:
                 tags:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_subnet_info.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_subnet_info.py
index 8350cbbbb3..35be7c3838 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_subnet_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_subnet_info.py
@@ -78,62 +78,62 @@
     contains:
         id:
             description: Subnet resource id
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: str
             sample: subnet-b883b2c4
         cidr_block:
             description: The IPv4 CIDR of the Subnet
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: str
             sample: "10.0.0.0/16"
         ipv6_cidr_block:
             description: The IPv6 CIDR block actively associated with the Subnet
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: str
             sample: "2001:db8:0:102::/64"
         availability_zone:
             description: Availability zone of the Subnet
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: str
             sample: us-east-1a
         availability_zone_id:
             description: The AZ ID of the subnet.
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: str
             sample: use1-az6
         state:
             description: state of the Subnet
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: str
             sample: available
         tags:
             description: tags attached to the Subnet, includes name
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: dict
             sample: {"Name": "My Subnet", "env": "staging"}
         map_public_ip_on_launch:
             description: whether public IP is auto-assigned to new instances
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: bool
             sample: false
         assign_ipv6_address_on_creation:
             description: whether IPv6 address is auto-assigned to new instances
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: bool
             sample: false
         vpc_id:
             description: the id of the VPC where this Subnet exists
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: str
             sample: vpc-67236184
         available_ip_address_count:
             description: number of available IPv4 addresses
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: str
             sample: 251
         default_for_az:
             description: indicates whether this is the default Subnet for this Availability Zone
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: bool
             sample: false
         enable_dns64:
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
             sample: false
         ipv6_association_id:
             description: The IPv6 association ID for the currently associated CIDR
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: str
             sample: subnet-cidr-assoc-b85c74d2
         ipv6_native:
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
             sample: false
         ipv6_cidr_block_association_set:
             description: An array of IPv6 cidr block association set information.
-            returned: I(state=present)
+            returned: always
             type: complex
             contains:
                 association_id: