HB286 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Merika ColemanSenator

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Barbara Bigsby BoydNapoleon BracyAdline ClarkeBarbara DrummondLaura HallRolanda HollisRalph HowardThomas JacksonPebblin W. Warren

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Traffic stops, racial profiling by law enforcement officers, prohibited, written policies, forms for statistics, and reports to Attorney General required, provision for complaints, reporting and collection of data on injuries to officers, required

Summary

HB286 would ban racial profiling by police, require written anti-profiling policies, traffic-stop data collection, a complaint process, and reporting on officer injuries.

What This Bill Does

It defines racial profiling and prohibits law enforcement from stopping someone solely because of race or ethnicity. It requires local and state police to adopt written policies against profiling and to use prescribed forms to record traffic-stop data, including details about the stop and the officer's observations. It also requires a complaint process and for data and complaints to be reported to the Attorney General, plus a system to collect information on serious injuries to officers. The bill notes it is exempt from certain local-funding rules under Amendment 621 because it creates or amends a crime.

Who It Affects

• State and local law enforcement agencies (including the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency) must implement policies, collect data, manage complaints, and report to the Attorney General.
• Motorists and the general public, who would benefit from race-neutral traffic stops and the new complaint and reporting system.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits traffic stops based solely on race or ethnicity and requires agencies to adopt written anti-profiling policies, to collect and retain stop statistics on a prescribed form (including officer-observed characteristics), and to establish a complaint process with annual reporting to the Attorney General.
• Requires a standardized injury-reporting system for serious in-the-line-of-duty injuries to officers, with data filed to the Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission and the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and compiled for annual summaries; also notes the bill is exempt from certain local-funding restrictions under Amendment 621 due to creating or amending a crime.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Motor Vehicles