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Senate Bill 70 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Jan 16, 2026
Senate Bill 70 Alabama 2026 Session
Senate Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2026 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Sam Givhan SenatorRepublican - Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Crimes and offenses; sex offenses involving a child; crime of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer, further provided for
- Description
Under existing law, an individual is guilty of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer if the individual transmits material depicting actual or simulated nudity, sexual conduct, or sadomasochistic abuse to a child for the purpose of initiating or engaging in sexual acts with the child.
This bill would expand the offense of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer to include events where an individual transmits obscene material to a person the individual believes to be a child.
- Subjects
- Crimes & Offenses
Bill Actions
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Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
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Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
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Pending Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety
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Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety
Calendar
Bill Text
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
Senate Bill 70 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Source: Alabama Legislature