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HB133 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026
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Summary

Session
2025 Regular Session
Title
Board of Pardons and Paroles; electronic monitoring of delinquent children further provided for
Summary

The bill lets the Board of Pardons and Paroles or other state agencies provide electronic monitoring for allegedly delinquent children released from custody under certain conditions.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends the law to authorize electronic monitoring as a supervision option for allegedly delinquent children released from custody. It allows the juvenile court or intake officer to impose restrictions on travel, association, or where the child lives, and to place the child under electronic or telephone monitoring if available. It also authorizes the Board of Pardons and Paroles or other state agencies to provide electronic monitoring services. The release and detention decision rules require clear and convincing evidence, and the act takes effect on October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects
  • Allegedly delinquent children who are released from custody and may be subject to electronic monitoring
  • Parents, legal guardians, or other suitable supervisors responsible for the child
  • Juvenile court judges and juvenile intake officers who determine release conditions and monitor compliance
  • Board of Pardons and Paroles and other state agencies that may provide electronic monitoring services
Key Provisions
  • Authorizes electronic monitoring for allegedly delinquent children released from custody under certain circumstances
  • Allows juvenile court or intake officer to impose restrictions (travel, association, place of abode) and place the child under supervision, including electronic or telephone monitoring, if available
  • Permits the Board of Pardons and Paroles or other state agencies to provide electronic monitoring services
  • Requires detention and release decisions to be supported by clear and convincing evidence and sets an 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
Criminal Procedure

Bill Actions

H

Pending House Public Safety and Homeland Security

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Calendar

Hearing

House Public Safety and Homeland Security Hearing

Room 206 at 10:00:00

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature