# Alabama HB13: Illegal immigration, procedures for arrest, detention, transportation of illegal immigrants provided for; reporting requirements established

Alabama HB13, Illegal immigration, procedures for arrest, detention, transportation of illegal immigrants provided for; reporting requirements established, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ernie Yarbrough (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-04-02 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB13
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Illegal immigration, procedures for arrest, detention, transportation of illegal immigrants provided for; reporting requirements established
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-02, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Sponsor: Ernie Yarbrough (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: Criminal Procedure
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (156 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ernie Yarbrough (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Allen Treadaway (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Arnold Mooney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Kiel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Fidler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Carns (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kerry (Bubba) Underwood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mack Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Gidley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Phillip Pettus (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ritchie Whorton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ron Bolton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shane Stringer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan DuBose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Brock Colvin (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 80 | 0 | 18 |
| 2026-03-17 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 960 | pass | 76 | 1 | 23 |

## Actions (10)

- 2026-04-02: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-03-17: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 960 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-28: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB13-int.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted)
- SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted)
- HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted)
- SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted)
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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB13-int.pdf)

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- [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs)
- [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs)
- [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB13-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).