HB231 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Isaac Whorton
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Firearms, possession and carrying of, certain requirements for, repealed or deleted, Secs. 9-11-304, 13A-11-50, 13A-11-51, 13A-11-71, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, repealed; Sec. 13A-11-61.2 am'd.
Summary: HB 231 would repeal several existing firearm restrictions and replace them with a new framework for carrying and possessing guns in Alabama.
What This Bill Does
The bill repeals certain outdated gun restrictions and revises where firearms can be carried or possessed, including changes to restrictions on carrying on various properties. It amends Section 13A-11-61.2 to ban possession in several locations (police stations, jails, mental health facilities, courthouses, schools and athletic venues) unless allowed by permission or permit, and adds requirements for posted notices and secure storage. Violations would be Class C misdemeanors, with exceptions for home/ingress, law enforcement, and federal law; it also states the bill would trigger a new or increased local expenditure but is exempt from local-funding requirements under Amendment 621, and it becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects
Gun owners and concealed-pistol permit holders (and those without permits) who would face new restrictions on where they may carry or possess firearms and new storage requirements near certain facilities.
Public and private entities that operate restricted facilities (police and sheriff stations, jails/prisons, mental health facilities, courthouses, schools, colleges, athletic venues, and other places with controlled access) that must post notices and enforce the new rules.

Key Provisions
Repeals sections 9-11-304, 13A-11-50, 13A-11-51, 13A-11-71, 13A-11-73, and 13A-11-74 related to carrying or possessing firearms and pistols.
Amends 13A-11-61.2 to restrict carrying or possessing firearms in specified locations (police stations, jails, mental health facilities, courthouses and related buildings, schools, and professional athletic venues) to permit holders or with permission, and adds requirements for security-controlled access as a condition for carrying.
Requires notices at public entrances of restricted facilities and requires firearms to be kept out of ordinary view and stored securely unless otherwise allowed; residential possession and ingress/egress are preserved.
Violations of the new restrictions are Class C misdemeanors; law enforcement and federal-law limits remain; the act includes a local-funding exemption under Amendment 621 and takes effect on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects: Firearms