SB268 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clay Scofield

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Phillip W. WilliamsGerald H. AllenRoger Bedford, Jr.Jerry L. FieldingRusty GloverTom WhatleyJimmy Holley

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Criminal justice employees, including judges, district attorneys, law enforcement officers, etc., protection against disclosure of personal information, disclosure of by State Ethics Commission prohibited, Secs. 36-25-4.3, 41-13-7 am'd.

Summary

SB268 expands protection of personal identifying information for criminal justice employees and restricts disclosure of such data in ethics filings.

What This Bill Does

It expands who is protected by privacy rules to include criminal justice sector employees at any government level. It also prohibits the State Ethics Commission from disclosing identifying information from statements of economic interests and requires redaction of such data in publicly available documents, with certain exceptions. The bill defines what counts as identifying information and sets up public electronic records with protections for sensitive data.

Who It Affects

• Criminal justice sector employees (judges, district attorneys, sheriff, police, investigators, etc.) across all levels of government; their personal identifying information is protected from public disclosure.
• State Ethics Commission and state agencies handling statements of economic interests; they must redact identifying information before public release and restrict disclosure except under specified exceptions.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 41-13-7 to include criminal justice sector employees as 'employees' protected from disclosure of identifying information in public records, and to define 'identifying information' (e.g., DOB, SSN, driver’s license, financial data, addresses, etc.).
• Amends Section 36-25-4.3 to prohibit the Ethics Commission from disclosing identifying information from statements of economic interests; requires redaction of such data on public documents, with listed exceptions for news organizations, government requests, or lawful mandates; establishes an electronic filing system and public database that excludes identifying information.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Employment