AL HB301

Authorizes the Southeastern Mvskoke Nation, a state-recognized tribe in Alabama, to employ certified police officers to protect tribal reservation property, employees, and residents

Tribal police officers must meet all Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission certification requirements and receive full state police powers including the right to bear firearms

Officers may eject trespassers, make warrantless arrests for disorderly conduct or offenses committed in their presence on the reservation, and execute lawful warrants for reservation offenses

Police authority is limited to reservation boundaries, with off-reservation powers only when pursuing suspects from reservation offenses or making felony arrests with probable cause

No state or local law enforcement funds may be used to support tribal police officers; effective date is October 1, 2026