# Alabama SB3: Law enforcement, authorizes Attorney General or Governor to appoint interim police chief subject to certain conditions

Alabama SB3, Law enforcement, authorizes Attorney General or Governor to appoint interim police chief subject to certain conditions, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Will Barfoot (Republican); 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 SB3
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Law enforcement, authorizes Attorney General or Governor to appoint interim police chief subject to certain conditions
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Sponsor: Will Barfoot (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Safety & Emergencies; State Government
- 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: Will Barfoot (Republican), 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/SB3-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/SB3-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-SB3-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).