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Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 298: Class 3 Municipalities; minimum staffing requirements for law enforcement agencies, mandated; grace period, established; state assumption of oversight for violations, provided

Passed one chamber 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

SB 298 is a bill introduced in the Alabama Senate on February 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Class 3 Municipalities; minimum staffing requirements for law enforcement agencies, mandated; grace period, established; state assumption of oversight for violations, provided. Primary sponsor: Will Barfoot (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 1, 2026): Reported Out of Committee Second House.

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Official summary

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

Government Administration

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Will BarfootPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25

“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. Reported Out of Committee Second House
  2. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
  3. Third Reading in House of Origin
  4. Albritton 1st Amendment Offered
  5. Albritton motion to Adopt- Adopted Roll Call 982
  6. Petition To Cease Debate- Adopted Roll Call 981
  7. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 983
  8. Engrossed
  9. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
  10. Pending Committee Action in Second House (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
  11. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
  12. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government)

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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