Hearing
Senate Judiciary Hearing
Room 325 at 08:30:00
HB42 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB42 Alabama 2025 Session
House Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Chris England RepresentativeDemocrat - Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993, court authorized to accept cash deposit in certain circumstances
- Description
Under the Alabama Bail Reform Act of 1993, if cash bail is set by a judicial officer in a criminal proceeding, the defendant or some person on behalf of the defendant is required to deposit the total sum in cash with the court having jurisdiction.
This bill would authorize the court to accept a cash deposit in an amount less than the total sum upon approval of the judicial officer setting the cash bail.
- Subjects
- Courts & Judges
Bill Actions
S
Pending Senate Judiciary
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 817
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
H
Pending House Judiciary
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
H
Prefiled
Calendar
Hearing
Senate Judiciary Hearing
Room 325 at 08:30:00
Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 13:30:00
Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 13:30:00
Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 13:30:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 817
Yes
66
No
32
Abstained
1
Absent
5
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
76
No
25
Absent
3
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
76
No
25
Absent
3
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB42 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature