Alabama · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 408: Relating to self-defense, to amend Section 13A-3-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a person's use of physical force in defending himself, herself, or another person is presumed reasonable; to further provide for the immunity received by a person whose use of physical force on another person is justified self-defense; to shift the burden of proving a person's use of physical force is not justified to the state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style

In committee Last action March 6, 2025: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary

Plain-language summary

HB 408 is a bill introduced in the Alabama House on March 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to self-defense, to amend Section 13A-3-23, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a person's use of physical force in defending himself, herself, or another person is presumed reasonable; to further provide for the immunity received by a person whose use of physical force on another person is justified self-defense; to shift the burden of proving a person's use of physical force is not justified to the state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style. Primary sponsor: Ernie Yarbrough (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 6, 2025): Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Ernie Yarbrough (Republican).