House Bill 106 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Donna GivensRepresentative

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Crimes and offenses; to further provide for the crime of doxing; to further provide for penalties

Summary

HB106 would expand Alabama's doxing law to criminalize sharing someone’s personal identifying information with the intent to harass or harm, even if no actual harm occurs, and would establish escalating penalties.

What This Bill Does

It expands the crime of doxing to cover intentional sharing of another person's personal identifying information with the intent that others will harass or harm them, regardless of whether harm actually occurs. It broadens the definition of personal identifying information to include details like home addresses and information about a person’s children. It sets a tiered penalty structure: a first violation is a Class A misdemeanor, while a second or subsequent violation is a Class C felony; additional penalties apply if the doxing targets a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or public servant with the intent to harass, harm, or impede their duties. It preserves political speech and certain uses of contact information for lobbying, and the act becomes effective October 1, 2026.

Who It Affects

• General individuals who publish or share someone else's personal identifying information with intent to harass or harm, creating potential criminal penalties
• Law enforcement officers, firefighters, and public servants whose personal information is shared with intent to harass, harm, or impede their governmental duties and who could face penalties if harmed or impeded

Key Provisions

• Defines personal identifying information to include home addresses, photos or information about victims' children, and other details that could enable harassment or harm
• Creates doxing offenses for: (a) publishing or providing PII to harass or harm with intent; (b) publishing or providing PII to cause actual harassment/harm; (c) publishing PII of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or public servant with intent to harass/harm/impede, and actual harassment/harm/impediment occurs
• Establishes penalties: first violation (Class A misdemeanor); second or subsequent violation of the same offense (Class C felony); first violation for targeting officials with intent to harass/harm/impede (Class C felony); second or subsequent such violations (Class B felony)
• Retains protections for political speech and for publishing contact information of public officials to lobby or engage citizens
• Effective date: October 1, 2026

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 11, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Crimes & Offenses