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Alabama HB 263 amendment refines definitions for biological and neural data and details permitted disclosures
Original title: Biological and neural data of individuals; certain disclosures, transfers, and use by a health and fitness app prohibited without express consent, Attorney General authorized to enforce, civil penalties provided
Last action · March 11, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Ben Robbins
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What This Bill Would Do
An amendment to House Bill 263 updates legal definitions for biological and collected by health and fitness apps and outlines specific permitted uses and disclosures, such as fulfilling consumer requests, preventing security incidents, and conducting internal research.
Why it matters
The measure establishes precise statutory boundaries for what constitutes protected biological and and defines the operational exceptions under which health and fitness apps and third parties may handle such information without violating consent requirements.
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.
Directly affected
Consumers
Consumers experience changes in how their biological and neural data can be collected, disclosed, and used by health and fitness applications.
Directly affected
Covered entities
Covered entities must adhere to statutory definitions and permitted operational exceptions when processing biological and neural data.
Directly affected
Processors
Processors must follow instructions from covered entities and assist in meeting statutory obligations regarding biological and neural data.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What constitutes biological data under this amendment?
includes data generated from bodily functions or neural properties used to uniquely identify a specific individual, but excludes ordinary photos or audio and video recordings unless specifically generated for unique identification.
What are some of the permitted reasons for processing biological or neural data?
Data may be processed to provide a requested product or service, prevent security incidents or fraud, conduct internal research, effectuate product recalls, or repair technical errors.
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Procedural history
16 actions- Mar 11, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 11, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Feb 26, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Feb 26, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Feb 26, 2026HouseEngrossed
- Feb 26, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 650
Show 10 earlier actions
- Feb 26, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 649
- Feb 26, 2026HouseRobbins 1st Amendment Offered
- Feb 26, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 648
- Feb 26, 2026HouseJudiciary 1st Substitute Offered
- Feb 26, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Feb 19, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 18, 2026HouseJudiciary 1st Substitute
- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 15, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
Version history
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Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 650
Total
100
- Yes
- 99
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (100)
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
76 more members
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordednot voting
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Show 3 earlier roll calls
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 649
Total
100
- Yes
- 99
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (100)
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
76 more members
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordednot voting
Barbara BoydParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 648
Total
100
- Yes
- 99
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (100)
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedyes
76 more members
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordednot voting
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedyes
Third Reading in House of Origin
Total
100
- Yes
- 99
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (100)
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
76 more members
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordedyes
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordednot voting
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
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Refinement of Biological and Neural Data Scope
The amendment adds specific exclusions for media recordings and detailed exceptions for internal operational uses of biological and neural data.
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alison.legislature.state.al.us
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