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AL HB111
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Phillip Rigsby
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AI Summary
- Creates the crime of human cloning in Alabama, classified as a Class C felony for performing, attempting, or participating in human cloning
- Prohibits shipping, transferring, or receiving embryos produced by human cloning, or any biological materials for the purpose of human cloning
- Defines human cloning as asexual reproduction through somatic cell nuclear transfer, artificial embryo subdivision, pluripotent stem cell introduction, or genetic modification to create embryos genetically identical to another human
- Exempts in vitro fertilization, fertility drugs, and other assisted reproductive procedures that do not involve human cloning
- Preserves scientific research using nuclear transfer or cloning techniques to produce molecules, DNA, non-embryo cells, tissues, organs, plants, or non-human animals; effective October 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Crimes and offenses; human cloning prohibited, criminal penalties provided
Crimes & Offenses
Last Action
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
3/3/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/5/2026
Judiciary1/13/2026
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