Alabama · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 618: Corrections Department; authorize Commissioner of Department of Corrections to contract with foreign nations to confine Alabama inmates.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 618 is a bill introduced in the Alabama House on April 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Corrections Department; authorize Commissioner of Department of Corrections to contract with foreign nations to confine Alabama inmates. Primary sponsor: Chris Sells (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2025): Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Incarceration
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sells | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 90 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund
- Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means General Fund)