HB2 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Allen TreadawayRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Crimes and offenses, assault against a first responder, created, riot and inciting to riot, further provided, aggravated riot, and unlawful traffic interference, created, holding period after arrest, provided, penalties for defunding police, provided, Secs. 13A-11-3.1, 13A-11-5.1 added; Secs. 13A-6-21, 13A-11-1, 13A-11-3, 13A-11-4, 15-10-3 am'd.

Summary

HB2 adds new crimes against first responders and expands riot-related offenses, tightens bail rules, requires restitution for victims, and conditions some state funds on local policing funding.

What This Bill Does

HB2 creates assault against a first responder in the first and second degrees with defined acts and requires restitution to victims. It also creates aggravated riot and unlawful traffic interference, and expands riot and inciting to riot offenses with specified penalties and minimum jail terms. The bill requires a 24-hour custody hold before bail for these offenses (DV and elder abuse offenses still use a 48-hour hold), restricts state funding to defunded jurisdictions until policing is restored, and notes constitutional exceptions; it becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects

• First responders and related personnel (police, EMS, firefighters, detention/correctional officers, and others) who would face new or enhanced crimes and restitution when harmed.
• Political subdivisions that defund or dissolve a local law enforcement agency, as they would lose state grants and shared revenues until funding is restored.

Key Provisions

• Creates assault against a first responder in the first degree (Class B felony) with a minimum six-month term; triggers include serious physical injury, injury with deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, strangulation or suffocation, injury during a riot, or contact with bodily fluids; includes restitution to victims.
• Creates assault against a first responder in the second degree (Class C felony) with a minimum three-month term; covers intentional physical injury to a first responder performing duties; includes restitution.
• Amends 13A-6-21 to broaden second-degree assault to include injuring a first responder during official duties and expands covered categories (e.g., teachers, health care workers, utility workers).
• Creates aggravated riot (Class C felony) with a minimum three-month term; applies when a riot causes more than $2,500 in property damage or injures people; includes restitution.
• Creates riot (Class A misdemeanor) with a minimum 30-day term; five or more people engaging in conduct creating danger or alarm; includes restitution.
• Creates inciting to riot (Class A misdemeanor) with a minimum 30-day term; includes restitution.
• Creates unlawful traffic interference (Class A misdemeanor, or Class C felony on a second/subsequent offense or if injury/damage occurs); minimum 30-day term; includes restitution.
• Arrest/bail rules: arrestees for these offenses must be held for bail within 24 hours; domestic violence and elder abuse cases stay on a 48-hour hold for bail consideration.
• Defunded jurisdiction provisions: a defunded jurisdiction loses eligibility for state grants and shared revenue until the law enforcement agency is restored, with a process to withhold funds and specified exceptions.
• Amendment 621-related note: the bill includes a provision stating it is exempt from the local expenditure requirements of Amendment 621 due to creating or changing crimes; effective date is the first day of the third month after passage.

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

Subjects

Crimes and Offenses