Alabama

Bills

Every bill and resolution in the 2026 Regular Session, from filing to law.

138 bills on crime and public safety Sort: Latest action Newest filed Number Title Furthest along
BillTitleWhere it standsLast action
HB 67 Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created Jamie Kiel Became law May 8, 2026Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
HB 420 Crimes and offenses; discharging a firearm into an occupied school bus or building, penalty increased Mack Butler Became law Apr 17, 2026Enacted
HB 60 Criminal and civil procedure; continuance of case when party, attorney, or witness is on active military duty; bail required to be set in such cases subject to conditions Ontario Tillman Became law Apr 17, 2026Enacted
HB 328 Crimes and offenses; arson in the first degree, elements of crime further provided to include arson in connection to a theft; minimum penalties provided David Faulkner Became law Apr 16, 2026Enacted
SB 318 Crime of sexual torture; criminal elements revised Merika Coleman Became law Apr 16, 2026Enacted
HB 302 Bail and surety bonding; requirements for professional surety bondsman and professional bail bondsman further provided for, requirements for apprentice bondsman further provided for, to require circuit clerks to report … Chip Brown Became law Apr 16, 2026Enacted
SB 273 Crimes and offenses; stalking in the second degree, penalties revised Arthur Orr Became law Apr 16, 2026Enacted
SB 254 Board of Pardons and Paroles; discretion whether to grant or deny parole, further provided; review of parole violations, procedure further provided to require consideration of totality of circumstances; penalties for ce… Sam Givhan Became law Apr 16, 2026Enacted
SB 199 Sex offenders; restrictions for certain sex offenders further provided, Board of Pardons and Paroles authorized to adopt rules Keith Kelley Became law Apr 16, 2026Enacted
SB 173 Crimes and offenses; violation of domestic violence protection order, jurisdiction amended Lance Bell Became law Apr 16, 2026Enacted
SB 24 Restoration of Voting Rights; Pardons and Paroles Board required to post application for individuals seeking restoration; board required to notify individuals and Secretary of State when voting rights restored Linda Coleman-Madison Became law Apr 16, 2026Enacted
HB 255 Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission, filing of claims further provided for Russell Bedsole Became law Apr 15, 2026Enacted
HB 248 Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code; revisions made to clarify procedures, make technical corrections, and codify common law David Faulkner Became law Apr 15, 2026Enacted
HB 226 Habitual offender law; pleas of nolo contendere treated as a plea of guilty William Brock Colvin Became law Apr 15, 2026Enacted
HB 192 Criminal law; self-defense and defense of others; presumption of unlawful use of force under certain conditions David Faulkner Became law Apr 15, 2026Enacted
SB 361 Dogs; tethering and confinement requirements provided; persons and activities exempted; criminal penalties for, animal control officer enforcement of, violations established Garlan Gudger Became law Apr 13, 2026Enacted
HB 282 Board of Pardons and Paroles; commencement date changed to March 1 Jim Hill Became law Apr 9, 2026Enacted
HB 266 Crimes and offenses; crime of reckless endangerment expanded, criminal penalties provided Chris Sells Became law Apr 9, 2026Enacted
SB 233 Crimes and offenses; penalties for eluding or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, penalties further provided Lance Bell Became law Apr 9, 2026Enacted
SB 203 Crimes and procedure; crimes of indecent exposure and other sex crimes further provided to include additional victims; crime of inpatient custodial sexual misconduct, established; domestic violence offenses, further pro… Vivian Davis Figures Became law Apr 8, 2026Enacted
HB 132 Crimes and offenses; assault in the second degree, revised Tracy Estes Became law Apr 8, 2026Enacted
SB 118 Alabama Justice Information Commission; collection, dissemination, and use of biometric identifiers by certain entities provided for; Alabama Background Check Service established, types, uses, and fees for certain backg… Lance Bell Became law Apr 8, 2026Enacted
HB 86 Parole; criteria for parole consideration revised Chris England Became law Apr 8, 2026Enacted
HB 7 Crimes and offenses, credible threat defined; penalties for crimes of making a terrorist threat in the first or second degree provided further for; principal to immediately contact law enforcement of terrorist threat, s… James Lomax Became law Apr 8, 2026Enacted
SB 338 Alabama Board of Examiners in Counseling; authorized to conduct criminal history background checks Will Barfoot Failed Apr 7, 2026Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB 309 Crimes and offenses; unlawful possession with intent to distribute fentanyl further provided for, trafficking in illegal drugs containing fentanyl further provided for April Weaver Failed Apr 7, 2026Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB 293 Criminal law; crime of interference with a first responder, established April Weaver Failed Apr 7, 2026Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB 263 Animal abandonment; criminal penalties, authority to seize, disposition procedures; established David Sessions Failed Apr 7, 2026Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB 240 Parole, remote inmate participation at parole hearings, authorized, conditions established Will Barfoot Sent to the governor Apr 7, 2026Signature Requested
SB 192 Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission, filing of claims further provided for Lance Bell Failed Apr 7, 2026Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB 187 Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code. revisions made to clarify procedures, make technical corrections, and codify common law Sam Givhan Failed Apr 7, 2026Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB 142 Crimes and offenses; crime of reckless endangerment expanded, criminal penalties provided Will Barfoot Failed Apr 7, 2026Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB 140 Juvenile proceedings; court required to notify local superintendent of education or private K-12 school principal of charging or adjudicating an enrolled student delinquent for committing certain criminal offenses David Sessions Failed Apr 7, 2026Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB 31 Crimes and offenses, penalty increased for crimes of making a terrorist threat in the first or second degree, principal to immediately contact law enforcement of terrorist threat, suspension of student, readmittance, an… Matt Woods Failed Apr 7, 2026Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB 20 Crimes and offenses; assault of public officials established Chris Elliott Failed Apr 7, 2026Currently Indefinitely Postponed
SB 7 Alabama Athletic Commission, slap fighting prohibited; Attorney General authorized to bring action for violations, certain violations constitute Class C felony Gerald H. Allen Failed Apr 7, 2026Currently Indefinitely Postponed
HB 13 Illegal immigration, procedures for arrest, detention, transportation of illegal immigrants provided for; reporting requirements established Ernie Yarbrough Died Apr 2, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
HB 644 Crimes and offenses; crime of female genital mutilation established, penalties provided Prince Chestnut Died Apr 1, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
HB 389 Crimes and procedure; domestic violence crimes, substantially revised; temporary holding periods and bond requirements, established; criminal penalties increased under certain conditions Chad Robertson Died Apr 1, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
HB 653 Human trafficking; crime of human trafficking in the first degree, minimum sentence imposed for subjecting victim to sexual servitude Gregory Barnes Died Mar 31, 2026Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
HB 652 Crimes and offenses; crime of manslaughter, elements of crime further provided; penalty increased Gregory Barnes Died Mar 31, 2026Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
HB 546 Incarceration; to provide required time periods in the administration of the Lawrence County Community Corrections and Court Services Fund Ernie Yarbrough Became law Mar 31, 2026Enacted
HB 429 Crimes and offenses; unmanned aircraft systems, operation near ticketed entertainment events prohibited Neil Rafferty Became law Mar 31, 2026Enacted
HB 405 Crimes and offenses; bail jumping in the third degree, established Napoleon Bracy Became law Mar 31, 2026Enacted
HB 383 Tuscaloosa County; county employees, probationary period required for new employees, part-time employees authorized Bill Lamb Became law Mar 31, 2026Enacted
HB 189 Juvenile proceedings; court required to notify local superintendent of education or private K-12 school principal of charging or adjudicating an enrolled student delinquent for committing certain criminal offenses Alan Baker Became law Mar 31, 2026Enacted
SB 41 Abuse and exploitation of an elder, effect of conviction on intestate succession, wills, joint assets, and other contractual obligations provided Keith Kelley Became law Mar 30, 2026Enacted
HB 621 Law enforcement agencies; mandatory reporting requirements to Alabama Criminal Justice Information Commission, provided Juandalynn Givan Died Mar 19, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
SB 330 Courts; criminal procedure, electronic means authorized to swear warrants and citations in certain circumstances, law enforcement officers authorized to administer oaths in certain circumstances Lance Bell Died Mar 19, 2026Pending Committee Action in Second House
HB 188 Crimes and offenses; making a terrorist threat in the second degree, elements revised, criminal penalties further provided for Alan Baker Died Mar 19, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

From Alabama's official records. "Where it stands" is the furthest step a bill has reached; a bill still short of law when its session ended is shown as died.