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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama HB 105 expands child enticing and electronic solicitation laws to include grooming and genital mutilation
Last action · March 19, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Mark Gidley
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What This Bill Would Do
Alabama HB 105 expands state criminal statutes regarding child enticement and electronic solicitation to explicitly prohibit "ing" behaviors and proposals involving genital mutilation, effective October 1, 2026. The legislation broadens the definitions of these offenses and establishes that electronic solicitation crimes may be prosecuted in any county where any part of the offense occurred, where either the victim or defendant resided, or where any image was received.
The measure alters the scope of criminal liability for individuals accused of soliciting minors, widening prosecutorial jurisdiction across multiple counties and adding specific prohibited acts like ing and genital mutilation to existing felony statutes.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Minors under 16 years of age
The legal definitions and protections regarding child enticement and electronic solicitation are expanded to cover grooming and additional prohibited acts.
Defendants charged with child enticement or electronic solicitation
Individuals facing prosecution are subject to expanded statutory definitions of grooming and broader multi-county jurisdictional rules for electronic offenses.
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Procedural history
10 actions- Mar 19, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 18, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Jan 27, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Jan 27, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Jan 27, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 195
- Jan 27, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
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- Jan 21, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
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Expansion of Electronic Solicitation Jurisdiction
The bill broadens jurisdictional reach by allowing prosecution in any county where any part of the crime occurred, where either party resided, or where images were received.
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- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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