# Alabama HB348: Bail; pretrial hearing for illegal aliens charged with violent offenses, required; presumption of flight risk, established

Alabama HB348, Bail; pretrial hearing for illegal aliens charged with violent offenses, required; presumption of flight risk, established, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chad Robertson (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-19 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB348
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Bail; pretrial hearing for illegal aliens charged with violent offenses, required; presumption of flight risk, established
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Last action: 2026-02-19, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Sponsor: Chad Robertson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Subjects: Criminal Procedure
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chad Robertson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Harrison (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Lamb (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Brinyark (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chip Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Craig Lipscomb (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Oliver (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ginny Shaver (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ivan Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Lomax (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Sorrells (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Fidler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jerry Starnes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Paschal (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kerry (Bubba) Underwood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Leigh Hulsey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mack Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marcus Paramore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margie Wilcox (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Gidley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Hammett (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Kirkland (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Shaw (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Phillip Pettus (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Wood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rhett Marques (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Rehm (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ritchie Whorton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ron Bolton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Russell Bedsole (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Shane Stringer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan DuBose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Brock Colvin (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-18: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-29: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2026-01-29: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB348-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)
- SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB348-int.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB348-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).