Pictures from ALCAP’s ministry work this week!
ALCAP continues to hold it’s weekly prayer breakfast, minister to lawmakers, and engage on the top legislative issues in our state. We anticipate more important updates to take place in this Fifth Week of the legislative session. Check out the content below for more info!
Legislation ALCAP is Monitoring
| Child Predator Death Penalty Act (HB41 / SB17): These companion House and Senate bills by Rep. Matt Simpson (Daphne) and Sen. April Weaver (Pelham) would make the rape of a child under the age of 12 a capital offense. This legislation targets the most extreme offenders and spells out the seriousness of crimes against children, such as some of the horrific incidents that occurred in 2025. Status: The House version, HB 41, passed out of the House on January 27th, came out of the Senate Judiciary committee on February 3rd, passed the Senate floor on February 5th, and now awaits the Governor’s signature to become law. |
App Store Age Verification (HB161): This bill by Rep. Chris Sells (Greenville) would require app stores to implement age verification and parental consent before minors can download apps. Check out the Priority Talk interview below!
Status: HB 161 passed the House floor unanimously on the 21st. It was then passed out of the Senate Children and Youth Health committee on January 28th, and passed the Senate floor on February 5th.
| Prohibiting the Sexual Grooming of Children (HB105): This bill by Rep. Mark Gidley (Gadsden) prohibits the sexual grooming of children and provides penalties. Status: The bill passed the House on January 27th and has been sent to the Senate in the Judiciary committee. Increasing Penalties for the Promotion of Prostitution (HB 158): Sponsored by Rep. Ron Bolton (Northport), this is an anti-prostitution and human trafficking bill that changes the penalty for promoting prostitution from a misdemeanor to a felony. It is also changes the penalty for soliciting prostitution from a misdemeanor to a felony if the person solicited is a victim of human trafficking. Status: The bill made it past the House Judiciary committee on the 21st and now heads to whole House body for consideration. |
Prohibiting Human Cloning (HB 111): This bill by Rep. Phillip Rigsby (Huntsville) would create the crime of human cloning and require that a violation is a Class C felony.
Status: The bill made it past the House Judiciary committee on the 21st and passed the House on February 3rd. It is now in the Senate Judiciary committee.
Sex Education Bill (SB 209): This bill by Senator Shay Shelnutt requires Alabama public K-12 schools to teach sex education exclusively through a sexual risk avoidance (abstinence-focused) framework. It also mandates parental notice and opt-out rights, bars schools from using outside providers that do not support abstinence or are connected to abortion services
Status: The bill was introduced to the Senate Education Policy committee on January 27th.
The Laken Riley Act (HB 13): This bill by Rep. Ernie Yarborough (Trinity) permits state and local law enforcement to work directly with federal agencies to enforce immigration laws to help remove illegal immigrants with criminal histories.
Status: The bill passed the House Judiciary on January 28th and now heads to the House floor for consideration by the whole body.
Prohibiting the Disruption of a Worship Service (HB 363): This bill by Rep. Greg Barnes (Jasper) creates a specific offense for intentionally disrupting a church worship service or harassing worshippers, including actions on church property meant to block entry or exit. Violators would be charged with disruption of a worship service. In the Senate, Senator Chris Elliott has agreed to help move the bill forward as well. To hear more about this issue, and recent example from Minnesota, check out the podcast below.
Status: The bill was introduced in the House on January 29th and passed the Public Safety and Homeland Security committee on February 5th, it was then sent to the Judiciary committee for additional consideration. Most bills do not get sent to two committees, so we are hopeful this bill will continue to progress forward.
Protecting Children From Marijuana Smoke (HB 72): This bill by Rep. Patrick Sellers
(Pleasant Grove) makes smoking marijuana in a car with a child a Class A misdemeanor, requires offenders to take an education course, and mandates reporting and investigation of violations. It also requires public education on the dangers of exposing children to marijuana smoke.
Status: The bill passed the House floor on January 29th (pictured), and now heads to the Senate Judiciary committee.
