# Alabama HB146: Youthful offender status, to prohibit a judge from granting youthful offender status to any person who is 16 years of age and older and charged with murder

Alabama HB146, Youthful offender status, to prohibit a judge from granting youthful offender status to any person who is 16 years of age and older and charged with murder, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Phillip Pettus (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-01 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB146
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Youthful offender status, to prohibit a judge from granting youthful offender status to any person who is 16 years of age and older and charged with murder
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Sponsor: Phillip Pettus (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Criminal Procedure
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (400 yes, 104 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: Phillip Pettus (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Kirkland (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 352 | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 73 | 23 | 4 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 354 | pass | 21 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 353 | pass | 67 | 33 | 2 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 351 | pass | 75 | 19 | 5 |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 350 | pass | 65 | 29 | 4 |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-05-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Judiciary 1st Amendment (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-03-04: Public Safety and Homeland Security Engrossed Substitute Offered (House)
- 2025-03-04: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 350 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Pettus 1st Amendment Offered (House)
- 2025-03-04: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 351 (House)
- 2025-03-04: England 1st Amendment Offered (House)
- 2025-03-04: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 352 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 353 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 354 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-27: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-26: Public Safety and Homeland Security 1st Amendment (House)
- 2025-02-26: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (House)
- 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB146-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB146-eng.pdf)

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- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB146-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB146-eng.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB146-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).