# Alabama HB282: Board of Pardons and Paroles; commencement date changed to March 1 Alabama HB282, Board of Pardons and Paroles; commencement date changed to March 1, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Hill (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-09 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB282-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB282 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Board of Pardons and Paroles; commencement date changed to March 1 - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Enacted - Sponsor: Jim Hill (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Authorities, Boards, & Commissions - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (513 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alabama parole board appointment and term rules: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the law sets appointment and term rules for Alabama’s three-member Board of Pardons and Paroles. The board must reflect the state’s racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity. At least one member must be a current or former law enforcement officer wi… - Prison sentences pause community corrections participation: mixed, low. This rule took effect immediately. People serving community punishment and corrections sentences must leave program supervision immediately after a later conviction brings an Alabama prison sentence. They remain in Department of Corrections custody until that later confinement ends. Their community… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jim Hill (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | Barfoot motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1044 | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | House | Simpson Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment to HB282 | pass | 99 | 0 | 3 | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1045 | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 103 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 393 | pass | 105 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 392 | pass | 104 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-04-09: Enacted (House) - 2026-04-02: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-04-01: Third Reading in Second House (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Barfoot 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Barfoot motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1044 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1045 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Simpson Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment to HB282 (House) - 2026-04-01: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-04-01: Enrolled (House) - 2026-02-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-02-12: Boards, Agencies and Commissions Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-02-12: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 392 (House) - 2026-02-12: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 393 (House) - 2026-02-12: Engrossed (House) - 2026-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 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) - 2026-01-20: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions (House) - 2026-01-20: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB282-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB282-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB282-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted) - 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) - SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB282-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB282-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB282-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs) - [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs) - [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) - [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs) - [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-HB282-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).