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Alabama authorizes warrantless arrests for out-of-state felonies and permits out-of-state officer pursuits
Original title: Criminal procedure; out-of-state warrants, arrest authorized for crime punishable by more than one year, arrest by out-of-state officers authorized
Last action · February 3, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Lance Bell
Companion · HB 154same policy, House version
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What This Bill Does
Alabama law now permits officers and private citizens to make warrantless arrests of individuals charged in another state with crimes punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year or as a felony. The act also authorizes law enforcement officers from other states to conduct into Alabama and arrest suspects believed to have committed a felony.
Why it matters
Extends cross-border arrest powers for law enforcement and warrantless arrest authorities for private citizens, altering criminal procedure protocols for individuals fleeing into or out of Alabama.
Background
- State laws governing interstate rendition and fresh pursuit establish the legal framework under which officers from other jurisdictions operate across state lines. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
law enforcement officers
Out-of-state law enforcement officers gain statutory authority to arrest suspects in Alabama during fresh pursuit and are required to bring arrested individuals before a judge without unnecessary delay.
Directly affected
private citizens
Private citizens are authorized to make warrantless arrests of individuals charged in other states with crimes punishable by more than one year or as a felony.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
When can an officer or private citizen make a warrantless arrest for an out-of-state crime under this law?
A warrantless arrest can be made upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in another state with a crime punishable by death, life imprisonment, imprisonment exceeding one year, or any crime punishable as a felony.
What must happen immediately after an out-of-state officer makes an arrest in Alabama during fresh pursuit?
The arresting officer must take the individual without unnecessary delay before a district or circuit judge in the county where the arrest was made to determine the lawfulness of the arrest.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Feb 3, 2026SenateEnrolledEnacted
- Jan 29, 2026SenateEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Jan 29, 2026HouseSignature Requested
- Jan 29, 2026SenateEnrolled
- Jan 29, 2026SenateReady to Enroll
- Jan 27, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 200
Show 11 earlier actions
- Jan 27, 2026HouseThird Reading in Second House
- Jan 21, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Jan 15, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
- Jan 15, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 18
- Jan 15, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
- Jan 14, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 14, 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 Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety
Version history
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View official text →Voting Record
Outcome not reportedOfficial roll call ↗
Third Reading in Second House
Total
99
- Yes
- 95
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 1
How they voted (99)
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordednot voting
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedabstain
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordednot voting
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
75 more members
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedno
Barbara BoydParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordedyes
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedyes
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
Show 3 earlier roll calls
Outcome not reportedOfficial roll call ↗
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 200
Total
99
- Yes
- 98
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (99)
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedyes
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
75 more members
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordednot voting
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedyes
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Outcome not reportedOfficial roll call ↗
Third Reading in House of Origin
Total
34
- Yes
- 34
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
Rob StewartParty not recordedyes
Shay ShelnuttParty not recordedyes
Rodger SmithermanParty not recordedyes
Jack WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Vivian Davis FiguresParty not recordedyes
Merika ColemanParty not recordedyes
Garlan GudgerParty not recordedyes
Josh CarnleyParty not recordedyes
Wes KitchensParty not recordedyes
Randy PriceParty not recordedyes
Arthur OrrParty not recordedyes
Donnie ChesteenParty not recordedyes
Linda Coleman-MadisonParty not recordedyes
Bobby SingletonParty not recordedyes
Will BarfootParty not recordedyes
Andrew JonesParty not recordedyes
David SessionsParty not recordedyes
Gerald AllenParty not recordedyes
Clyde ChamblissParty not recordedyes
Jay HoveyParty not recordedyes
Chris ElliottParty not recordedyes
Tim MelsonParty not recordedyes
Greg AlbrittonParty not recordedyes
Jabo WaggonerParty not recordedyes
10 more members
Kirk HatcherParty not recordedyes
Tom ButlerParty not recordedyes
Lance BellParty not recordedyes
Larry StuttsParty not recordedyes
Keith KelleyParty not recordedyes
Steve LivingstonParty not recordedyes
Dan RobertsParty not recordedyes
Sam GivhanParty not recordedyes
Matt WoodsParty not recordedyes
April WeaverParty not recordedyes
Outcome not reportedOfficial roll call ↗
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 18
Total
34
- Yes
- 34
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
Jay HoveyParty not recordedyes
Gerald AllenParty not recordedyes
Keith KelleyParty not recordedyes
Vivian Davis FiguresParty not recordedyes
Andrew JonesParty not recordedyes
Merika ColemanParty not recordedyes
Jabo WaggonerParty not recordedyes
Lance BellParty not recordedyes
Donnie ChesteenParty not recordedyes
Linda Coleman-MadisonParty not recordedyes
Chris ElliottParty not recordedyes
Josh CarnleyParty not recordedyes
April WeaverParty not recordedyes
Will BarfootParty not recordedyes
Arthur OrrParty not recordedyes
Sam GivhanParty not recordedyes
Kirk HatcherParty not recordedyes
Matt WoodsParty not recordedyes
David SessionsParty not recordedyes
Clyde ChamblissParty not recordedyes
Randy PriceParty not recordedyes
Wes KitchensParty not recordedyes
Shay ShelnuttParty not recordedyes
Tim MelsonParty not recordedyes
10 more members
Jack WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Steve LivingstonParty not recordedyes
Garlan GudgerParty not recordedyes
Dan RobertsParty not recordedyes
Larry StuttsParty not recordedyes
Bobby SingletonParty not recordedyes
Greg AlbrittonParty not recordedyes
Rob StewartParty not recordedyes
Tom ButlerParty not recordedyes
Rodger SmithermanParty not recordedyes
Lobbying Activity
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Discoveries
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policy shift95% confidence
Expansion of Out-of-State Arrest Powers
The legislation broadens both private citizen and officer warrantless arrest capabilities regarding out-of-state felony charges and formalizes out-of-state officer fresh pursuit procedures.
Sources
Open source document
alison.legislature.state.al.us
Analysis Score
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- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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