Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 13:30:00
HB158 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 6, 2026
High Interest
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Ronald BoltonRepresentativeRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Criminal law; crime of promoting prostitution, penalty increased; crime of soliciting prostitution, penalty increased for repeat violations and soliciting trafficking victims
- Description
Under existing law, the crime of promoting prostitution in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
This bill would increase the penalty to a Class D felony.
Under existing law, the crime of soliciting prostitution is a Class A misdemeanor.
This bill would provide that on a second conviction, the person must serve a minimum of five days in the county jail; and that on a third or subsequent conviction, the penalty would be increased to a Class D felony and the person must serve a minimum of 30 days in the county jail.
This bill would also increase the penalty for soliciting prostitution to a Class D felony if the person solicited is a victim of human trafficking.
- Subjects
- Crimes & Offenses
Bill Actions
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Judiciary W1NTPE5-1
H
Pending House Judiciary
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
Calendar
Bill Text
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB158 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Amendment
House Judiciary Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature