HB287 Summary

• Requires all state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies to report the number of sworn law enforcement officers employed to the Alabama Justice Information Commission by July 1, 2025, and annually on February 1 thereafter.

• Defines reportable officers as those certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission or recognized in state law as having arrest authority for criminal offenses.

• Mandates the Alabama Justice Information Commission to share reported information with the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and Attorney General, with ALEA publishing results annually on its official website.

• Establishes enforcement penalties including administrative fines of $1,000 per violation with additional $1,000 fines every 30 days of non-compliance, and bars non-compliant agencies from participating in state grant programs.

• Becomes effective on June 1, 2025.