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Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 505: Criminal defendants with mental illness; right of appeal for commitment and conditional release order provided, jurisdiction to hear appeals provided

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 505 is a bill introduced in the Alabama House on February 24, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal defendants with mental illness; right of appeal for commitment and conditional release order provided, jurisdiction to hear appeals provided. Primary sponsor: Ron Bolton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 24, 2026): Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Criminal Procedure

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ron BoltonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
  2. Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source