# Alabama HB537: Criminal procedure, provides that an Aniah's Law hearing satisfies the right to a preliminary hearing

Alabama HB537, Criminal procedure, provides that an Aniah's Law hearing satisfies the right to a preliminary hearing, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ontario Tillman (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-05-01 (Pending Committee Action in Second House) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB537
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Criminal procedure, provides that an Aniah's Law hearing satisfies the right to a preliminary hearing
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-08
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Pending Committee Action in Second House
- Sponsor: Ontario Tillman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Criminal Procedure
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (204 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: Ontario Tillman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris England (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1054 | pass | 103 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 101 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-05-01: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-29: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1054 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-23: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-08: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-04-08: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB537-int.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB537-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-HB537-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).