# Alabama HB502: Escambia County, sheriff authorized to establish procedures for use of credit or debit card

Alabama HB502, Escambia County, sheriff authorized to establish procedures for use of credit or debit card, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alan Baker (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-22 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB502
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Escambia County, sheriff authorized to establish procedures for use of credit or debit card
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Sponsor: Alan Baker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Escambia County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (53 yes, 0 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: Alan Baker (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 705 | pass | 11 | 0 | 92 |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 42 | 0 | 59 |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-04-22: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-08: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 705 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-03: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-01: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation (House)
- 2025-04-01: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB502-int.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/HB502-int.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-HB502-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).