# Alabama HB202: Law enforcement officers; civil and criminal immunity from liability, further provided Alabama HB202, Law enforcement officers; civil and criminal immunity from liability, further provided, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rex Reynolds (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-15 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB202-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB202 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Law enforcement officers; civil and criminal immunity from liability, further provided - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-05-15, Enacted - Sponsor: Rex Reynolds (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Public Safety & Emergencies - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 11 (519 yes, 212 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Employers must insure off-duty officer work: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, private employers hiring off-duty officers for security or uniformed work must carry liability insurance. Coverage must be at least $500,000 and cover acts within the private job or contract. Without coverage, individual employers, general partners, and members of unincor… - Justified force gains criminal case protections: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, people using legally justified force, including deadly force, gain protection from criminal prosecution. Agencies may investigate, but cannot arrest someone for covered force without probable cause that it was unlawful. A defendant seeking immunity gets a pretrial hearing… - Officers face force and arrest rules: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, officers' physical force is justified when used within their discretionary authority and constitutional limits. Force cannot be excessive under the Alabama or U.S. Constitution. The law also sets rules for peace officers making felony arrests or defending against imminent… - Officers gain shields against civil lawsuits: mixed, medium. For claims arising on or after October 1, 2025, Alabama replaces its former officer immunity law. Officers and their government employers gain protection from civil liability for authorized job decisions and actions. Covered workers include tactical medics, detention officers, dispatchers, and sher… - Lawmakers review officer protections and complaints: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, state and local law enforcement agencies must collect use-of-force complaint data without identifying people. Reports must include the alleged force type and the race and ethnicity of officers and subjects. Alabama's officer standards commission must combine the data and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rex Reynolds (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-14 | House | Stadthagen Previous Question - Adopted Roll Call 1245 | pass | 74 | 28 | | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Singleton motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 1082 | fail | 6 | 26 | | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1081 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-05-14 | House | Reynolds Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1246 | pass | 73 | 28 | 2 | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Smitherman motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 1084 | fail | 6 | 25 | | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1085 | pass | 25 | 6 | | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Bell motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1080 | pass | 25 | 6 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 364 | pass | 75 | 26 | 3 | | 2025-03-06 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 363 | pass | 75 | 28 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 73 | 29 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 365 | pass | 56 | 10 | 1 | ## Actions (42) - 2025-05-15: Enrolled (House) - 2025-05-15: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2025-05-15: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2025-05-15: Enacted (House) - 2025-05-14: Judiciary 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Bell motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Judiciary 2nd Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Bell motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Judiciary 3rd Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Bell motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Bell 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Bell motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1080 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Singleton 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1081 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Singleton 2nd Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Singleton motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 1082 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Smitherman 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Smitherman motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 1084 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1085 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Stadthagen Previous Question - Adopted Roll Call 1245 (House) - 2025-05-14: Reynolds Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1246 (House) - 2025-05-14: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2025-05-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Judiciary 1st Amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Judiciary 2nd Amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Judiciary 3rd Amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2025-03-06: Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2025-03-06: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 363 (House) - 2025-03-06: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 364 (House) - 2025-03-06: Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 365 (House) - 2025-03-06: Engrossed (House) - 2025-02-27: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-26: Judiciary 1st Substitute (House) - 2025-02-26: Judiciary 1st Amendment (House) - 2025-02-26: Judiciary 2nd Amendment (House) - 2025-02-26: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2025-02-05: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-05: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB202-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB202-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB202-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted) - SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted) - 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) - HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted) - HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB202-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB202-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB202-enr.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) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB202-2025rs (as of 2026-10-19).