HB66 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Shane StringerRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Firearms, offenses against public order, concealed pistols, concealed carry permit, constitutional carry, pistol permits, Secs. 9-11-304, 13A-11-52, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74 repealed; Secs. 13A-11-7, 13A-11-50, 13A-11-55, 13A-11-61.2, 13A-11-62, 13A-11-71, 13A-11-85, 13A-11-90 am'd.

Summary

HB66 would remove the general concealed carry permit requirement and broaden where people may carry firearms, while updating location rules and related penalties in Alabama.

What This Bill Does

HB66 repeals several old restrictions that limited carrying firearms on certain property or in a motor vehicle. It creates a permitless carry regime, allowing people to carry a pistol without a permit, while still restricting carrying in certain locations such as police stations, prisons, courthouses (including courthouse annexes), and some school or event facilities unless express permission is granted or security protocols are met. It revises the presumption that carrying a pistol without a permit proves intent to commit a violent crime and allows recognition of out-of-state handgun licenses. It also sets rules for employers about firearm storage in private cars and related protections and remedies, and makes technical updates; the law would take effect January 1, 2023.

Who It Affects

• Residents and visitors who carry pistols in Alabama would be able to do so without a concealed carry permit, subject to location restrictions and out-of-state license recognition.
• Employers and employees in Alabama would face new rules about carrying or storing firearms on the job, including storage in private vehicles, potential protection from adverse action if compliant, and potential remedies if retaliatory action occurs.

Key Provisions

• Repeals restrictions that previously barred carrying or possessing firearms on certain property or in a motor vehicle unless a permit was held, by repealing sections 9-11-304, 13A-11-52, 13A-11-73, and 13A-11-74.
• Eliminates the requirement to obtain a concealed carry permit to lawfully carry a pistol (permitless carry).
• Creates new location rules that restrict carrying in places such as police stations, prisons, halfway houses, psychiatric facilities, courthouses and courthouse annexes, district attorney offices, and certain school or professional event venues, unless express permission is granted or security measures are in place.
• Revises the presumption that carrying a pistol without a permit is proof of intent to commit a crime of violence (the presumption is revised).
• Authorizes reciprocal recognition of out-of-state handgun licenses and authorizes the Attorney General to enter reciprocal recognition agreements.
• Allocates employer-employee rules that permit storage of a lawfully possessed firearm in an employee's private car in a parking area if conditions are met, limits employers' actions for noncompliance, and provides remedies for employees who face adverse action.
• Provides technical updates to language, clarifies local-funding considerations under Amendment 621, and sets the act to become effective January 1, 2023.

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Subjects

Criminal Code