HB94 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Juandalynn GivanRepresentative
Democrat
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Crimes & offenses, provides that advertising access to sexual or labor servitude is a Class B felony
Summary: HB94 makes advertising access to sexual or labor servitude a Class B felony as part of human trafficking in the second degree, with updates and a start date of October 1, 2025.
What This Bill Does
The bill adds knowingly advertising access to sexual or labor servitude to the acts that constitute human trafficking in the second degree. It also clarifies corporate liability for trafficking committed by agents within the scope of employment, and it creates a Class B felony for obstructing enforcement. In addition, it includes nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the code language to current style and sets an October 1, 2025 effective date.

Who It Affects
Individuals or organizations that knowingly advertise access to sexual or labor servitude (online or in print) would face Class B felony penalties as trafficking in the second degree.
Corporations and other legal entities could be prosecuted for trafficking based on the actions of their agents within the scope of employment, and anyone who obstructs enforcement could also face a Class B felony.

Key Provisions
Advertising access to sexual or labor servitude is added as an element of human trafficking in the second degree.
The bill expands and clarifies the definitions for second-degree trafficking, including benefiting from servitude and recruiting, harboring, or transporting a person for servitude.
Corporations and other legal entities can be charged for trafficking for acts by their agents performed within the scope of employment on behalf of the entity.
Obstructing or interfering with enforcement of this section is made a Class B felony.
The bill includes nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the code language to current style.
Effective date: 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: Crimes & Offenses