HB7 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Matt Woods Senator

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Crimes and offenses, penalty increased for crimes of making a terrorist threat in the first or second degree, principal to immediately contact law enforcement of terrorist threat, suspension of student, readmittance, and restitution provided

Description

Under existing law, the crime of making a terrorist threat in the first degree is a Class C felony, and the crime of making a terrorist threat in the second degree is a Class A misdemeanor.

This bill would provide further for the definitions of a "credible threat" and a "threat" and would revise the elements of the crimes of making a terrorist threat in the first degree and making a terrorist threat in the second degree.

This bill would increase the criminal penalties for the crimes of making a terrorist threat in the first degree and making a terrorist threat in the second degree.

Under existing law, a public K-12 school is required to immediately suspend from attending regular classes any student whose conduct is in violation of local board of education policy and warrants criminal charges and may only readmit the student when the student satisfies certain conditions prescribed by the local board of education.

This bill would require the public school principal to immediately notify law enforcement if the conduct of the student warrants being charged with the crime of making a terrorist threat in the first or HB7 INTRODUCED second degree; would specifically require the immediate one-year suspension of any student charged with the crime of making a terrorist threat in the first or second degree; would provide further for the readmittance of the student under certain conditions; and would require restitution upon a finding of guilt.

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Subjects

Crimes & Offenses