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HomeLegislationSB318 - 2026RS

Senate Bill 318

2026 Regular Session
Enacted

Bill Info and Details

Sponsor

Sen. Merika Coleman
Senate District 19

Act Link

Act No. 2026-530

Bill Documents

Enrolled4/9/2026

Past versions

Engrossed4/1/2026Introduced2/19/2026

Recent Fiscal Note

Enacted

Bill Details

SubjectCrimes & Offenses
TitleCrime of sexual torture; criminal elements revised
StatusEnacted
Last Action4/16/2026 - Senate Enacted - 2026-530
Committees
House JudiciarySenate Judiciary
First Read2/19/2026

DateBodyMatterAmd/SubCommitteeVoteLegislative Day
4/16/2026
Senate
Enacted
4/9/2026
House
Signature Requested
30
4/9/2026
Senate
Delivered to Governor
30
4/9/2026
Senate
Enrolled
30
4/9/2026
Senate
Ready to Enroll
30
4/9/2026
House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1340
R 1340
30
4/8/2026
House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Judiciary
29
4/8/2026
House
Reported Out of Committee Second House
29
4/1/2026
House
Pending Committee Action in Second House
Judiciary
26
4/1/2026
House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
26
4/1/2026
Senate
Engrossed
26
4/1/2026
Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1058
R 1058
26
4/1/2026
Senate
Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1057
ARB1LS7-1
R 1057
26
4/1/2026
Senate
Judiciary 1st Amendment Offered
ARB1LS7-1
Judiciary
26
4/1/2026
Senate
Third Reading in House of Origin
R 1056
26
3/11/2026
Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Judiciary
21
3/11/2026
Senate
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
21
3/11/2026
Senate
Judiciary 1st Amendment
ARB1LS7-1
Judiciary
21
2/19/2026
Senate
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Judiciary
14
2/19/2026
Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
14
Date
4/16/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Enacted
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
Date
4/9/2026
Body
House
Matter
Signature Requested
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
30
Date
4/9/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Delivered to Governor
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
30
Date
4/9/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Enrolled
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
30
Date
4/9/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Ready to Enroll
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
30
Date
4/9/2026
Body
House
Matter
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1340
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 1340
Legislative Day
30
Date
4/8/2026
Body
House
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Judiciary
Vote
Legislative Day
29
Date
4/8/2026
Body
House
Matter
Reported Out of Committee Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
29
Date
4/1/2026
Body
House
Matter
Pending Committee Action in Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Judiciary
Vote
Legislative Day
26
Date
4/1/2026
Body
House
Matter
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
26
Date
4/1/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Engrossed
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
26
Date
4/1/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1058
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 1058
Legislative Day
26
Date
4/1/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1057
Amd/Sub
ARB1LS7-1
Committee
Vote
R 1057
Legislative Day
26
Date
4/1/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Judiciary 1st Amendment Offered
Amd/Sub
ARB1LS7-1
Committee
Judiciary
Vote
Legislative Day
26
Date
4/1/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Third Reading in House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 1056
Legislative Day
26
Date
3/11/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Judiciary
Vote
Legislative Day
21
Date
3/11/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
21
Date
3/11/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Judiciary 1st Amendment
Amd/Sub
ARB1LS7-1
Committee
Judiciary
Vote
Legislative Day
21
Date
2/19/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Judiciary
Vote
Legislative Day
14
Date
2/19/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
14

Act No.
2026-530
Effective Date Certain
Thursday, October 1, 2026
This act amends Section 13A-6-65.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to expand the crime of sexual torture to include the penetration of the penile opening with an inanimate object.

Fiscal Notes

Description
Enacted
Passed First Chamber
Reported by First Chamber Committee
Introduced

Budget Isolation Resolutions

BIRBodyDateMatterVote
BIR951
Senate
4/1/2026
Passed by House of Origin
R 1056
BIR
BIR951
Body
Senate
Date
4/1/2026
Matter
Passed by House of Origin
Vote
R 1056

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