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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama Senate Bill 142 Expands Reckless Endangerment Penalties for Multiple Victims and Firearm Use
Last action · April 7, 2026: Currently Indefinitely PostponedSponsor: Will Barfoot
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What This Bill Proposed
Alabama SB 142 expands the crime of reckless endangerment to create heightened felony penalties for endangering multiple individuals and using a firearm or deadly weapon during the offense. Under the bill, reckless endangerment involving multiple people becomes a , or a if a deadly weapon is used. The measure was indefinitely postponed in its house of origin.
Changes criminal sentencing classifications for individuals whose reckless conduct threatens more than one person, moving the offense from a misdemeanor to felony tiers depending on weapon use.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Individuals prosecuted for reckless endangerment
Offenders face higher felony classifications and increased prison penalties if their conduct threatens multiple people or involves a deadly weapon.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
5 actions- Apr 7, 2026SenateCurrently Indefinitely Postponed
- Jan 21, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 14, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 14, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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