21 total bills, 8 anti-gun bills,
5 pro-gun bills for this session
Proposed Alabama Firearm Legislation
21 total bills, 8 anti-gun bills,
5 pro-gun bills for this session
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Title: Firearms; Class 1 municipalities; possession of certain firearms prohibited under federal law; possession of firearms by prohibited person under federal law, penalty provided
Description: Firearms; Class 1 municipalities; possession of certain firearms prohibited under federal law; possession of firearms by prohibited person under federal law, penalty provided
Last Action: Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to House Jefferson County Legislation
Last Action Date: April 24, 2025
Title: Jefferson County; fine for possession of trigger activator, established
Description: Jefferson County; fine for possession of trigger activator, established
Last Action: Pending Senate Jefferson County Legislation
Last Action Date: February 25, 2025
Title: Firearms; storage requirements provided; criminal penalty for violation resulting in possession by minor under certain circumstances, subject to exceptions
Description: Firearms; storage requirements provided; criminal penalty for violation resulting in possession by minor under certain circumstances, subject to exceptions
Last Action: Pending House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Last Action Date: February 4, 2025
Title: Firearms; transfer of deadly weapon and ammunition to intoxicated persons prohibited; criminal penalty provided
Description: Firearms; transfer of deadly weapon and ammunition to intoxicated persons prohibited; criminal penalty provided
Last Action: Pending House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Last Action Date: February 4, 2025
Title: Assault weapons; possession and transfer prohibited subject to exemptions, actions taken by persons maintaining possession required.
Description: Assault weapons; possession and transfer prohibited subject to exemptions, actions taken by persons maintaining possession required.
Last Action: Pending House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Last Action Date: February 6, 2025
Title: Firearms; firearm hold agreements defined; civil immunity therefrom provided
Description: Firearms; firearm hold agreements defined; civil immunity therefrom provided
Last Action: Pending Senate Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 18, 2025
Title: 2A Holiday sales tax holiday created; to exempt certain items from sales tax from the period between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July
Description: 2A Holiday sales tax holiday created; to exempt certain items from sales tax from the period between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July
Last Action: Pending House Ways and Means Education
Last Action Date: February 13, 2025
Title: Relating to self-defense, to amend Section 13A-3-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a person's use of physical force in defending himself, herself, or another person is presumed reasonable; to further provide for the immunity received by a person whose use of physical force on another person is justified self-defense; to shift the burden of proving a person's use of physical force is not justified to the state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Description: Relating to self-defense, to amend Section 13A-3-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a person's use of physical force in defending himself, herself, or another person is presumed reasonable; to further provide for the immunity received by a person whose use of physical force on another person is justified self-defense; to shift the burden of proving a person's use of physical force is not justified to the state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Last Action: Pending House Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 6, 2025
Title: Relating to firearms; enforcement of red flag laws in this state prohibited; cause of action for enforcing red flag laws established.
Description: Relating to firearms; enforcement of red flag laws in this state prohibited; cause of action for enforcing red flag laws established.
Last Action: Pending House Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 6, 2025
Title: Financial Institutions and Insurers; using social credit score to discriminate prohibited; violations of insurers an unfair trade practice; fines, penalties and remedies authorized
Description: Financial Institutions and Insurers; using social credit score to discriminate prohibited; violations of insurers an unfair trade practice; fines, penalties and remedies authorized
Last Action: Pending House Financial Services
Last Action Date: March 6, 2025
Title: Washington County; sheriff, authorized to sell or destroy certain abandoned, stolen ,or unclaimed firearms
Description: Washington County; sheriff, authorized to sell or destroy certain abandoned, stolen ,or unclaimed firearms
Last Action: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Last Action Date: April 22, 2025
Title: Firearms; storage where unauthorized individuals not likely to access required; criminal penalties established
Description: Firearms; storage where unauthorized individuals not likely to access required; criminal penalties established
Last Action: Pending Senate Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 4, 2025
Title: Firearms; possession of machine guns prohibited; criminal penalty for violating established
Description: Firearms; possession of machine guns prohibited; criminal penalty for violating established
Last Action: Currently Indefinitely Postponed
Last Action Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Crimes and offenses; further provide for the crime of murder, manslaughter, and assault in the first and second degree; provide enhanced sentencing; define machinegun
Description: Crimes and offenses; further provide for the crime of murder, manslaughter, and assault in the first and second degree; provide enhanced sentencing; define machinegun
Last Action: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Last Action Date: February 27, 2025
Title: Firearms; firearm hold agreements defined; civil immunity therefrom provided
Description: Firearms; firearm hold agreements defined; civil immunity therefrom provided
Last Action: Enacted
Last Action Date: April 7, 2025
Title: Machine gun conversion devices prohibited
Description: Machine gun conversion devices prohibited
Last Action: Enacted
Last Action Date: March 19, 2025
Title: Bail; list of offenses ineligible for bail expanded; constitutional amendment
Description: Bail; list of offenses ineligible for bail expanded; constitutional amendment
Last Action: Enacted
Last Action Date: April 29, 2025
Title: Firearms, revise circumstances when firearm possession is prohibited
Description: Firearms, revise circumstances when firearm possession is prohibited
Last Action: Enacted
Last Action Date: May 6, 2025
Title: Firearms, Gun Violence Protective Order Act, procedure for issuance of gun violence protective order, established
Description: Firearms, Gun Violence Protective Order Act, procedure for issuance of gun violence protective order, established
Last Action: Pending Senate Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 13, 2025
Title: Clay County; authorize sheriff to dispose of certain abandoned, stolen or unclaimed property and firearms
Description: Clay County; authorize sheriff to dispose of certain abandoned, stolen or unclaimed property and firearms
Last Action: Enacted
Last Action Date: April 22, 2025
Title: Financial Institutions and Insurers; using social credit score to discriminate prohibited; violations of insurers an unfair trade practice; fines, penalties and remedies authorized
Description: Financial Institutions and Insurers; using social credit score to discriminate prohibited; violations of insurers an unfair trade practice; fines, penalties and remedies authorized
Last Action: Pending Senate Banking and Insurance
Last Action Date: March 5, 2025
