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HB86 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Apr 9, 2026
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Summary

Session
2026 Regular Session
Title
Parole; criteria for parole consideration revised
Description

Under existing law, the Board of Pardons and Paroles is required to consider certain factors in determining whether to grant an individual parole.

This bill would revise the criteria for parole consideration, requiring the Board of Pardons and Paroles to give positive consideration to certain factors.

Subjects
Incarceration

Bill Actions

H

Enacted

H

Enacted

H

Delivered to Governor

S

Signature Requested

H

Enrolled

H

Ready to Enroll

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1053

S

Third Reading in Second House

S

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

S

Reported Out of Committee Second House

S

Pending Senate Judiciary

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary

H

Engrossed

H

Brinyark intended to vote "Nay"

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 568

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 567 11DRSLL-1

H

Faulkner 1st Amendment Offered 11DRSLL-1

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 566 L5N3JAY-1

H

Public Safety and Homeland Security Engrossed Substitute Offered L5N3JAY-1

H

Third Reading in House of Origin

H

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

H

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Public Safety and Homeland Security L5N3JAY-1

H

Pending House Public Safety and Homeland Security

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

H

Prefiled

Calendar

Hearing

Senate Judiciary Hearing

Room 325 at 08:30:00

Hearing

House Public Safety and Homeland Security Hearing

Room 206 at 09:00:00

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 568

February 24, 2026 House Passed
Yes 77
No 22
Abstained 4
Absent 1

Third Reading in House of Origin

February 24, 2026 House Passed
Yes 87
No 4
Abstained 11
Absent 2

HBIR: Passed by House of Origin

February 24, 2026 House Passed
Yes 87
No 4
Abstained 11
Absent 2

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1053

April 1, 2026 Senate Passed
Yes 34
Absent 1

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature