HB 403 Alabama House · 2025 Regular Session

Crimes and offenses, establishment, development, management, and maintenance of Alabama Criminal Enterprise Database provided for

HB 403 establishes and outlines the rules for the Alabama Criminal Enterprise Database. This database is designed for managing information related to criminal enterprises, affecting law enforcement who submit and use the data, and individuals whose information is included. The bill details provisions for data submission, usage, and reporting on the database. Annually, a state secretary must prepare and submit a report to legislative leaders, detailing database activity, how it assists prosecutions, and the demographics of individuals within the database.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action May 1, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · Apr 8, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was amended to add new definitions for 'criminal enterprise member' and update how the Alabama Criminal Enterprise Database operates. The changes expand eligibility criteria for identifying criminal enterprise members and clarify how database information is defined and managed.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include additional criteria for identifying criminal enterprise members and more detailed rules for database information management.

DEFINITION

Added new criteria for identifying criminal enterprise members, including authoring communications indicating responsibility for crimes and specific rules about observations in custodial settings.

Updated the definition of 'database information' to include both database contents and records generated from criminal justice agency submissions.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that the database must be managed in accordance with U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies.

ENFORCEMENT

Added new access provisions allowing individuals and agencies to access the database for specific reasons including constitutional compliance.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and numbering adjustments throughout the document to align with standard legislative formatting.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Introduced

Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety 1st Amendment (Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety)

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety)

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 669

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 668

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Public Safety and Homeland Security 1st Substitute Offered (Public Safety and Homeland Security)

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Public Safety and Homeland Security)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors