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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama requires Department of Corrections and Parole Board to check inmate warrant databases and mandate virtual hearings
Last action · February 12, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Arthur Orr
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What This Bill Would Do
Starting January 1, 2027, the Alabama Department of Corrections and the Board of Pardons and Paroles must check the database for outstanding warrants during inmate intake, work release consideration, parole review, and 90 days before a scheduled release. When an outstanding warrant is found, the department or board must notify the issuing authority, and virtual hearings must be held where technically possible without transporting the inmate.
Changes operational procedures for state correctional and parole facilities by mandating systemic national database warrant checks at four specific inmate milestones, altering how warrants are served and requiring virtual court proceedings rather than physical prisoner transport.
- The National Crime Information Center is a centralized database maintained by the FBI used nationwide by law enforcement to track wanted persons and outstanding warrants. context
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.
Alabama Department of Corrections
Must perform routine database checks at specific inmate milestones, notify prosecutors or courts of outstanding warrants, and facilitate virtual hearings.
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Must check the National Crime Information Center database for outstanding warrants whenever an inmate is considered for parole.
Inmates in Department of Corrections custody
Subject to mandatory warrant checks at intake, work release, parole, and pre-release, and participate in virtual hearings instead of being physically transported for warrant proceedings.
Law enforcement agencies
Must notify the Department of Corrections within 30 days of issuing a warrant or indictment against an inmate in departmental custody, provide executed warrants, and update the National Crime Information Center database.
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When must the Department of Corrections check for outstanding warrants?
Are inmates required to be transported to court for hearings resulting from an arrest warrant?
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Procedural history
10 actions- Feb 12, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Jan 27, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Jan 27, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund
- Jan 27, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 159
- Jan 27, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
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- Jan 21, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
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