SB2 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Phillip W. Williams
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Retirement, Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP), options for Tier I and Tier II members to participate, reopened, Secs. 16-25-150, 16-25-151, 36-27-170, 36-27-171 am'd.
Summary: SB2 would establish statewide, preemptive control over firearms regulation in Alabama, including taxes and use, and limit local governments from charging special fees or adding restrictions on firearm ownership and permits.
What This Bill Does
The bill states that the state has complete control over regulating firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories, including taxation and use. It bars counties and municipalities from imposing user fees or other special fees tied solely to firearms and from adding restrictions on pistol permit issuance beyond state law. It creates enforcement mechanisms through the Attorney General to challenge local ordinances that violate this preemption, while preserving some limited local authorities in specific contexts.

Who It Affects
Residents and firearm owners in Alabama: They would experience uniform statewide firearm rules, potential limits on local firearm restrictions or fees, and the ability to seek AG action if a local rule conflicts with state preemption.
Counties and municipalities: They would lose most local regulatory power over firearms, cannot impose firearm-specific fees, and must align with state law on permit issuance and related regulations; some narrow, predefined local actions may still be allowed.

Key Provisions
The Legislature preempts the entire field of regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories in Alabama, including purchase, sale, transfer, taxation, ownership, possession, use, storage, and transportation, to be applied uniformly and excluding any local ordinances.
Local governments may not impose user fees or other special fees related solely to ownership or use of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories, and may not add restrictions on pistol permit issuance beyond state law.
Any existing local orders or rules contrary to the preemption are void; the Attorney General can petition circuit court for declarative and injunctive relief, with procedures for notice and potential reimbursement of expenses to the affected party if the suit succeeds.
Certain local actions are expressly preserved or allowed in limited form, such as regulatory actions by law enforcement, employer policies restricting carry during official duties, court or prosecutor actions, regulation of firearm ranges owned by local governments, and general programs related to firearms that are not designed to circumvent state law; local taxes on firearms must be at the same general rate as other goods and cannot impose higher firearm-specific taxes.
The act defines key terms (ammunition, firearm, firearm accessory) and sets an effective date three months after approval, with exceptions as provided by existing law.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)