SB31 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rodger SmithermanSenator

Democrat

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Firearms; possession of machine guns prohibited; criminal penalty for violating established

Summary

SB31 would prohibit knowingly possessing a machine gun and related conversion parts in Alabama, establish a Class C felony for violations, and provide exemptions and an effective date.

What This Bill Does

It defines a machine gun to include weapons that shoot automatically or can be restored to shoot, along with the frame/receiver and parts used to convert a firearm into a machine gun. It prohibits any person from knowingly possessing a machine gun or those parts. Violations would be punishable as a Class C felony. There are exemptions for law enforcement officers acting in official capacity and for machine guns lawfully owned or possessed under federal law, and the act would take effect on October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects

• Private individuals who knowingly possess a machine gun or the listed conversion parts would be subject to the prohibition and potential felony charges.
• State/local law enforcement officers acting in an official capacity and individuals who lawfully own or possess a machine gun under federal law are exempt from the prohibition.

Key Provisions

• Defines machine gun to include weapons that shoot automatically or can be readily restored to shoot, and includes the frame/receiver and parts designed to convert a firearm into a machine gun, or parts from which such a gun may be assembled if possessed or controlled by a person.
• Prohibits knowingly possessing a machine gun or related parts.
• Violation is a Class C felony.
• Exempts law enforcement officers in official capacity and machine guns lawfully owned or possessed under federal law.
• 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

Firearms