HB202 would require recording all grand jury proceedings, change confidentiality rules for grand jury witnesses, repeal the oath of secrecy, and update the statute language.
It requires that all grand jury proceedings be recorded by a court reporter or stenographer. It changes who is bound by certain secrecy rules around grand jury testimony, removing grand jury witnesses from some limitations. It repeals the oath of secrecy for grand jury witnesses. It allows the state to use grand jury testimony for impeachment or perjury prosecutions and to present testimony to other circuits with proper subpoenas, and includes some nonsubstantive technical updates; it directs the Supreme Court to amend its rules to conform. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.
Source: Alabama Legislature