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Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 70: Crimes and offenses; sex offenses involving a child; crime of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer, further provided for

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 70 is a bill introduced in the Alabama Senate on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Crimes and offenses; sex offenses involving a child; crime of transmitting obscene material to a child by computer, further provided for. Primary sponsor: Sam Givhan (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 25, 2026): Reported Out of Committee Second House (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.

Crimes & Offenses

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sam GivhanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“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 (Judiciary)
  2. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
  3. Third Reading in House of Origin
  4. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 436
  5. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
  6. Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
  7. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
  8. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety)
  9. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety
  10. Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety)

Sources

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