HB183 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ginny ShaverRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Crimes and offenses, illegal for a school employee to solicit a student to send obscene material to any person, Sec. 13A-6-82.1 am'd.
Summary: HB 183 makes it illegal for a school employee to solicit a student to send obscene material to any person, expanding the existing rule that already bans teachers from sending such material to students.
What This Bill Does
The bill adds a new crime: it would be illegal for a school employee to solicit a student to transmit obscene material to anyone. It defines obscene material as content depicting sexual acts or nudity. The penalty for violating this section is a Class A misdemeanor, and the bill includes an exemption from local-funds expenditure requirements because it creates or amends a crime.

Who It Affects
School employees (teachers and other school staff) – would be criminally liable if they solicit a student to transmit obscene material to any person, or distribute obscene material to a student, with the offense classified as a Class A misdemeanor.
Students – protected from solicitation by school employees; the law adds a new potential offense for employees who attempt to solicit students to transmit obscene material.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 13A-6-82.1 to prohibit a school employee from soliciting a student to transmit obscene material to any person.
Preserves existing prohibition on school employees distributing obscene material to a student and adds the new solicitation offense.
Defines obscene material as content depicting sexual intercourse, sexual excitement, masturbation, breast nudity, genital nudity, or other sexual conduct.
Penalty: Class A misdemeanor for distributing or soliciting obscene material involving a student.
Effective date: first day of the third month after the governor signs the bill into law.
Exemption from Amendment 621 local-funds requirements because the bill defines a new crime or amends an existing crime.

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Subjects: Crimes and Offenses