# Alabama SB53: Crimes and offenses, crimes of concealing an illegal alien and human smuggling established, process for determining if a detainee is an illegal alien established Alabama SB53, Crimes and offenses, crimes of concealing an illegal alien and human smuggling established, process for determining if a detainee is an illegal alien established, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Wes Kitchens (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-22 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB53-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB53 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Crimes and offenses, crimes of concealing an illegal alien and human smuggling established, process for determining if a detainee is an illegal alien established - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-05-22, Enacted - Sponsor: Wes Kitchens (Republican) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Crimes & Offenses - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (306 yes, 40 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: Wes Kitchens (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: April Weaver (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Elliott (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Keith Kelley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lance Bell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rodger M. Smitherman (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Kitchens Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1053 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-05-06 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1181 | pass | 80 | 18 | 5 | | 2025-05-06 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1180 | pass | 92 | 0 | 9 | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 24 | 7 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 95 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Kitchens motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 92 | pass | 24 | 7 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 96 | pass | 24 | 8 | | ## Actions (26) - 2025-05-22: Enacted (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Kitchens Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1053 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-05-14: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2025-05-06: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1180 (House) - 2025-05-06: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1181 (House) - 2025-04-17: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-04-16: Judiciary 1st Amendment (House) - 2025-04-16: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2025-02-13: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Kitchens 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Kitchens motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 92 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Singleton 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 95 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 96 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-13: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2025-02-05: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (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/SB53-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB53-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB53-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/SB53-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB53-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB53-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) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB53-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).