AL HB188

Amends Alabama's terrorist threat statutes (Sections 13A-10-240, 13A-10-241, 13A-10-242) to revise the elements required for second-degree terrorist threat charges

Removes requirements for second-degree terrorist threats that the threat be "credible and imminent" based on "objective evaluation," lowering the threshold for prosecution

Requires for second-degree charges only that a person makes a threatening statement with intent to cause fear or harm, and communicates it to another person

Adds enhanced penalty provision: second or subsequent violations of second-degree terrorist threats are elevated from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony

Effective date: October 1, 2026; passed House 83-10 with 11 abstentions on February 5, 2026