Senate Bill 263 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Feb 5, 2026
Senate Bill 263 Alabama 2026 Session
Senate Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2026 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
David SessionsSenatorRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Animal abandonment; criminal penalties, authority to seize, disposition procedures; established
- Description
Under existing law, it is a crime for a person to be cruel to an animal.
This bill would establish a crime for abandoning an animal.
This bill would authorize law enforcement officers and local government agents to seize or order care be rendered to an abandoned animal.
This bill would also provide procedures for a hearing on the seizure of or order to render care to an abandoned animal when the owner is known.
- Subjects
- Crimes & Offenses
Bill Actions
S
Pending Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature