HB103 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barbara DrummondRepresentative

Democrat

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Firearms; storage requirements provided; criminal penalty for violation resulting in possession by minor under certain circumstances, subject to exceptions

Summary

The bill would require parents to securely store firearms to prevent minors from possessing them at public schools and would levy a misdemeanor penalty on the parent if a child unlawfully possesses a firearm at a public school because it wasn’t reasonably secured.

What This Bill Does

It establishes storage requirements for firearms to be kept securely from minors. It defines terms like firearm, minor, and public school, and explains what 'reasonably secure' means (for example, trigger locks or locked boxes/safes with keys, codes, or biometrics). It creates a Class A misdemeanor penalty for a parent or guardian if a minor gains access to a firearm and unlawfully possesses it at a public school due to the parent’s failure to secure it. It provides exceptions for certain minor possessions and for firearms in vehicles parked on school property, and it becomes effective October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects

• Parents or legal guardians of minors: required to securely store firearms and could face a Class A misdemeanor if their child unlawfully possesses a firearm at a public school because it wasn't reasonably secured.
• Minors 18 years old or younger: could unlawfully possess a firearm at a public school, prompting the parent penalty; certain possession exceptions apply.

Key Provisions

• Requires parents or guardians to store firearms in a manner that reasonably secures them from unauthorized access by a minor (examples include a trigger lock or a locked box/safe requiring a key, code, or fingerprint).
• Defines key terms: FIREARM, MINOR (18 or younger), PUBLIC SCHOOL (K-12 and school buses), and REASONABLY SECURE.
• If a minor gains access to a firearm and unlawfully possesses it on a public school premises as a result of the storage failure, the parent or guardian commits a Class A misdemeanor.
• Provides exceptions: (i) minor possession under certain provisions of 13A-11-72 (f) or (g), and (ii) minor possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle parked on school property.
• Effective date of October 1, 2025.

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