HB400 Summary

• Proposes the "Alabama Firearm Protection Amendment" to the Alabama Constitution, prohibiting state agencies and political subdivisions from enforcing federal firearms laws effective after January 1, 2021.

• Declares that firearms, ammunition, and accessories manufactured in Alabama and remaining within state borders are not subject to federal regulation under the interstate commerce clause and must be marked "Made in Alabama."

• Prohibits state and local use of public funds, property, or employee actions to implement or enforce federal firearm regulations, with exceptions for certain weapons including those with bore diameters exceeding 1.5 inches.

• Allows the Attorney General to compel compliance from violating political subdivisions by court petition and to defend state residents prosecuted under federal firearm laws related to intrastate commerce.

• Declares certain federal taxes, registration schemes, and firearm possession restrictions to be void within Alabama, with political subdivisions found in violation losing state grants, shared revenues, and other funding sources.