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Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 60: Criminal procedure; Department of Corrections, outstanding warrant check procedures on inmates, provided; virtual hearings on inmates, required under certain conditions

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 60 is a bill introduced in the Alabama Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Criminal procedure; Department of Corrections, outstanding warrant check procedures on inmates, provided; virtual hearings on inmates, required under certain conditions. Primary sponsor: Arthur Orr (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2026): Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Ways and Means General Fund).

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
Arthur OrrPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3

“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 Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Ways and Means General Fund)
  2. Reported Out of Committee Second House (Ways and Means General Fund)
  3. Third Reading in House of Origin
  4. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 159
  5. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund
  6. Pending Committee Action in Second House (Ways and Means General Fund)
  7. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
  8. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
  9. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
  10. Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Finance and Taxation General Fund)

Sources

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