# Alabama SB88: Expungement; hearing requirement further provided for

Alabama SB88, Expungement; hearing requirement further provided for, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Arthur Orr (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-21 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB88
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Expungement; hearing requirement further provided for
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-05-21, Enacted
- Sponsor: Arthur Orr (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Criminal Procedure
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (320 yes, 1 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: Arthur Orr (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Orr Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1043 | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1224 | pass | 102 | 1 |   |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1223 | pass | 103 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 243 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 242 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 30 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-21: Enacted (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Orr Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1043 (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)
- 2025-05-07: Hill 1st Amendment Offered (House)
- 2025-05-07: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1223 (House)
- 2025-05-07: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1224 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2025-03-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-05: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-05: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2025-03-04: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Judiciary 1st Amendment Offered (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 242 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 243 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Judiciary 1st Amendment (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 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/SB88-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB88-eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB88-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/SB88-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB88-eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB88-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-SB88-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).