HB292 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jamie KielRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Crimes and offenses, incest, crime further provided for to include additional sexual activity as prohibited behavior under the offense, Sec. 13A-13-3 am'd.

Summary

HB292 expands Alabama's incest laws to include sodomy and sexual contact with certain relatives and makes the offense a Class C felony.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the incest statute to prohibit marriage, sodomy, or sexual contact with relatives by blood, adoption, or in certain cases by marriage. It covers ancestors/descendants, full or half-siblings, stepchildren/stepparents, and aunts/uncles/nieces/nephews. It preserves a requirement that convictions cannot be based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of the person the offense is about, and it classifies incest as a Class C felony. It also clarifies that the bill is exempt from local funding approval requirements because it defines a new crime or amends an existing one, and it includes the act’s effective date after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Individuals who are related in the specified ways (ancestor/descendant, full/half-sibling, stepchild/stepparent, aunt/uncle/niece/nephew) who could be charged if they engage in marriage, sodomy, or sexual contact with each other
• Law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts who would handle prosecution and adjudication of these incest offenses
• Local governments in relation to funding requirements, though the bill is exempt from those local-funds rules

Key Provisions

• Amends §13A-13-3 to include sodomy and sexual contact as prohibited behavior within incest, in addition to marriage and sexual intercourse
• Defines covered relatives as ancestors/descendants by blood or adoption; full or half-blood siblings; stepchild or stepparent during the related marriage; and aunt/uncle/niece/nephew (full or half-blood)
• Maintains that a conviction cannot be based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of the accused person or the person with whom the offense is alleged to have been committed
• Incest remains a Class C felony
• The bill is declared exempt from Amendment 621 local-funding requirements because it defines a new crime or amends an existing crime; it becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval

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