HB492 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Phillip PettusRepresentative
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Juvenile offenders, delinquent acts for purposes of juvenile proceedings further provided for
Description: Under existing law, a juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction over a delinquent act committed by a child.
Also under existing law, a nonfelony offense or water safety offense committed by a child 14 or 15 years of age, other than driving under the influence or operation of a vessel while under the influence, is a delinquent act for purposes of juvenile proceedings.
This bill would provide that a nonfelony offense or water safety offense committed by a child 14 or 15 years of age, other than driving under the influence or operation of a vessel while under the influence, is not a delinquent act for purposes of juvenile proceedings.
Subjects: Courts & Judges

Bill Actions

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

Reported Out of Committee Second House

Pending Senate Judiciary

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 856

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 855

Third Reading in House of Origin

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

Pending House Judiciary

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary

Calendar

April 30, 2025

Hearing

Senate Judiciary Hearing

Room 325 at 08:30:00

April 9, 2025

Hearing

House Judiciary Hearing

Room 200 at 13:30:00

Bill Text

Download Introduced PDF

Votes

Yes 12

Abstained 4

Absent 88

Yes 79

Abstained 22

Absent 3

Yes 84

Abstained 17

Absent 3

Yes 84

Abstained 17

Absent 3

Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) HB492 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced

Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Introduced

Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber

Source: Alabama Legislature