HB13 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Craig LipscombRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Firearms, prohibitions on state enforcement of certain federal firearm laws, provided

Summary

HB13 would bar Alabama state and local governments from enforcing federal firearm laws and protect Alabama-made firearms from federal regulation, with penalties for violations.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the bill would prohibit the state and its agencies and political subdivisions from helping enforce any federal firearm-related law, order, or regulation and would punish officials who violate this prohibition. It would also declare that firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories manufactured in Alabama and kept in Alabama, used only in intrastate commerce, are not subject to federal regulation or registration. The bill creates a mechanism for residents to report violations to the Attorney General, allows court action to enforce the rule, and permits withholding state grant funds from noncompliant subdivisions. It also sets up definitions, states that federal acts infringing the Second Amendment are void in Alabama, and establishes an effective date.

Who It Affects

• State agencies, political subdivisions, and their employees/officers would be barred from enforcing federal firearm laws and could face penalties for violations; noncompliant subdivisions could lose state grant funds.
• Alabama residents and gun owners (including those who manufacture firearms in Alabama for intrastate use) would receive protection from federal regulation of intrastate firearms and could participate in the complaint process with the Attorney General.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits the state and its agencies and political subdivisions from enforcing any federal act, law, order, rule, or regulation relating to firearms, ammunition, or accessories; violations by officials are punishable as misdemeanors (Class C for first violation, Class B for subsequent).
• Declares that firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition manufactured in Alabama and kept in Alabama, engaged in intrastate commerce, are not subject to federal law or regulation, including registration, under federal interstate-commerce authority; defines terms including 'firearm accessory' and 'manufactured in this state'.
• Federal acts that infringe the Second Amendment are void and of no effect in Alabama; sets out a complaint process to involve the Attorney General and potential court relief, including recovery of certain costs.
• Allows denying state grant funds to noncompliant subdivisions and establishes an effective date (third month after passage).
• Provides definitions and clarifications of key terms and includes a constitutional rationale section (Tenth, Ninth, and Second Amendments) to support intrastate sovereignty claims.

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

Subjects

Firearms