Hearing
House Public Safety and Homeland Security Hearing
Room 206 at 10:00:00
SB298 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 6, 2026
High Interest
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Will BarfootSenatorRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Class 3 Municipalities; minimum staffing requirements for law enforcement agencies, mandated; grace period, established; state assumption of oversight for violations, provided
- Description
This bill would provide minimum staffing requirements for Class 3 municipal law enforcement agencies. The requirements would include a minimum ratio of two full-time law enforcement officers for every 1,000 residents of the municipality.
This bill would establish a five-year compliance period for municipalities not in compliance on the effective date of this act. During this compliance period, the municipality would be required to meet certain goals and increases in staffing.
This bill would provide that if a municipality fails to satisfy certain requirements for staffing, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency would be authorized to assume oversight of the municipal law enforcement agency.
This bill would authorize the Attorney General to seek to recoup any costs incurred by the state in the oversight of a municipal law enforcement agency.
This bill would also authorize the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to adopt rules.
- Subjects
- Government Administration
Bill Actions
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House
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
S
Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 983
S
Petition To Cease Debate- Adopted Roll Call 981
S
Albritton motion to Adopt- Adopted Roll Call 982 I3T196W-1
S
Albritton 1st Amendment Offered I3T196W-1
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Pending Senate County and Municipal Government
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government
Calendar
Hearing
Senate County and Municipal Government Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 13:00:00
Hearing
Senate County and Municipal Government Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 13:00:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 983
Yes
28
No
7
Albritton motion to Adopt- Roll Call 982 I3T196W-1
Yes
25
No
8
Absent
2
Petition To Cease Debate- Roll Call 981
Yes
27
No
7
Absent
1
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
26
No
7
Absent
2
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
26
No
7
Absent
2
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB298 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB298 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Amendment
Senate Albritton motion to Adopt- Adopted Roll Call 982
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature