Hearing
Senate Judiciary Hearing
Room 325 at 11:00:00
SB20 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Jan 16, 2026
SB20 Alabama 2026 Session
Senate Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2026 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Chris Elliott SenatorRepublican - Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Crimes and offenses; assault of public officials established
- Description
Under existing law, a person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if he or she, with intent to cause physical injury to another individual, causes physical injury to another individual.
This bill would provide that a person commits the crime of assault in the second degree if he or she, with intent to cause physical injury to a current or former local, state, or federal public official, he or she causes physical injury to another individual.
This bill would provide penalties for violations.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- Crimes & Offenses
Bill Actions
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Judiciary 1st Amendment 3P73LZE-1
S
Pending Senate Judiciary
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
S
Prefiled
Calendar
Bill Text
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB20 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Amendment
Senate Judiciary Judiciary 1st Amendment
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature