# Alabama SB21: Civil procedure, statute of limitations for civil actions involving certain sex offenses further provided for

Alabama SB21, Civil procedure, statute of limitations for civil actions involving certain sex offenses further provided for, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Merika Coleman (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Pending Committee Action in House of Origin) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB21
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Civil procedure, statute of limitations for civil actions involving certain sex offenses further provided for
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Sponsor: Merika Coleman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Civil 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: Merika Coleman (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB21-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/SB21-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-SB21-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).