Legislation

SB293 would criminalize individuals who intentionally approach or remain within 25 feet of a first responder after being ordered to vacate the area if they are perceived as impeding, threatening, or harassing the first responder.

Under existing law, individuals convicted of “a crime of moral turpitude” lose their voting rights and must apply to have their rights restored upon meeting certain criteria after their sentence has ended. This bill would provide for automatic restoration of voting rights in certain circumstances.

This bill would authorize each school board to vote on whether to allow schools in their jurisdiction to accept a campus chaplain as a volunteer and, if the vote is in the affirmative, would allow volunteer chaplains to provide services at the request of a teacher.

HB363 would create a new criminal offense, “disruption of a worship service.” Under the bill, a person will commit the offense if they enter a church building or church property with the intent to disrupt a scheduled worship service and then engage in certain conduct.

This bill would allow a person who is incarcerated to attend their parole hearing virtually.

SB209 would require any sex education or human reproductive curriculum in public K-12 schools to exclusively teach “sexual risk avoidance” and encourage abstinence from all sexual activity.

HB168 amends Alabama’s loitering statute, which currently includes “being masked” while loitering, remaining, or congregating in a public place as an offense.

HB270 would create an in-person early voting option for general and special elections (excluding municipal elections), beginning with the November 2028 General Election.

HB14 proposes a constitutional amendment to allow Alabama citizens to propose general laws and constitutional amendments through a ballot initiative process.