Hearing
Senate Judiciary Hearing
Room 325 at 08:30:00
HB265 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Joe LovvornRepresentativeRepublican- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Crimes and offenses, resisting arrest further provided for, enhanced penalties provided for in certain circumstances
- Description
Under existing law, resisting arrest is a Class B misdemeanor.
This bill would increase the penalty for resisting arrest to a Class A misdemeanor.
This bill would increase the penalty for resisting arrest to a Class C felony if the person brandishes a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or if the person's active resistance causes a physical injury to another individual.
This bill would further increase the penalty for resisting arrest to a Class B felony if the person uses or attempts to use a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or if the person's active resistance causes a serious physical injury to another individual.
- Subjects
- Crimes & Offenses
Bill Actions
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee Second House
S
Pending Senate Judiciary
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
H
Engrossed
H
Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 369
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 368
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 367 2JJBZSK-1
H
Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered 2JJBZSK-1
H
Third Reading in House of Origin
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Judiciary 2JJBZSK-1
H
Judiciary 1st Amendment XD8TNE7-1
H
Pending House Judiciary
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
Calendar
Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 13:30:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Add Cosponsor - Roll Call 369
Yes
43
Absent
61
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 368
Yes
78
No
14
Abstained
11
Absent
1
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 367 2JJBZSK-1
Yes
85
No
6
Abstained
4
Absent
9
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
81
No
10
Abstained
6
Absent
7
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
81
No
10
Abstained
6
Absent
7
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB265 Alabama 2025 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB265 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Amendment
House Judiciary Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amendment
House Judiciary Judiciary 1st Amendment
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature