HB 94 Alabama House · 2025 Regular Session

Crimes & offenses, provides that advertising access to sexual or labor servitude is a Class B felony

HB 94 amends Alabama's existing law regarding human trafficking in the second degree. This bill expands the definition of human trafficking to include knowingly advertising, either online or in print, access to another person's sexual or labor servitude. Committing this act would be classified as a Class B felony, consistent with other human trafficking in the second degree offenses. The bill also makes minor technical updates to the code language.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Signed May 14, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · May 14, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was finalized and enrolled after passing both legislative chambers. The core policy content regarding human trafficking definitions and penalties remained unchanged from the introduced version, with only minor formatting adjustments and the addition of official signatures and passage dates.

Scope change

No substantive change to scope or applicability; the bill's provisions for human trafficking in the second degree remain identical to the introduced version.

TECHNICAL

Bill title changed from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' indicating final passage and preparation for signing into law.

Section numbering adjusted from 1-14 to 1-50 to accommodate final formatting and signature lines.

Added official signatures and passage dates for House (25-Feb-25) and Senate (06-May-25) certifying the bill's approval.

TIMELINE

Confirmed effective date of October 1, 2025 for the new human trafficking provisions.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 943

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 218

lower

Feb 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors