# Alabama SB244: Theft of employee retirement benefits, crime created

Alabama SB244, Theft of employee retirement benefits, crime created, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tim Melson (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-14 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB244
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Theft of employee retirement benefits, crime created
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Last action: 2025-05-14, Enacted
- Sponsor: Tim Melson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Crimes & Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (193 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: Tim Melson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Arthur Orr (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1211 | pass | 103 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 736 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 735 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 30 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2025-05-14: Enacted (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1211 (House)
- 2025-05-07: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Delivered to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Signature Requested (House)
- 2025-04-24: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-23: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2025-04-17: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-04-17: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2025-04-15: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Givhan 1st Amendment Offered (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 735 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 736 (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB244-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB244-eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB244-enr.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/SB244-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB244-eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB244-enr.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-SB244-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).