SB35 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Gerald H. AllenSenator
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Crimes and offenses, crime of sexual extortion further provided for
Summary: SB35 expands Alabama's sexual extortion law to include threats to produce or release sexual content to coerce someone, making it a Class B felony with an effective date of October 1, 2025.
What This Bill Does
It adds two new ways to commit sexual extortion: threatening to cause someone to produce any sexual content (photos, videos, etc.) of another person, and threatening to release or transmit that content to force a reaction. It also retains the existing provision that threats to injure the body, property, or reputation can be used to coerce sexual acts. The bill designates sexual extortion as a Class B felony and amends Section 13A-6-241, with an effective date of October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects
Potential victims who could be coerced into performing sexual acts or producing sexual content through threats; they gain stronger legal protection under the expanded law.
Potential offenders or defendants who threaten to produce or release sexual content or to coerce acts; they would face new criminal charges and penalties, including Class B felony status.

Key Provisions
Expands the crime of sexual extortion to include threatening to cause someone to produce sexual content of another person by intimidation.
Adds that threatening to release or transmit any recording of sexual explicit conduct to coerce the victim is a form of sexual extortion.
Includes that threats to injure the body, property, or reputation can support a charge of sexual extortion for coercion.
Classifies sexual extortion as a Class B felony.
Uses the existing definition of sexually explicit conduct from 13A-12-190 for these provisions.
The act amends Section 13A-6-241 and becomes effective 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