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AL SB120

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Arthur Orr

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies to adopt written vehicular pursuit policies that address cross-jurisdictional pursuits

  • Restricts vehicular pursuits to situations where probable cause exists that the suspect committed specific violent crimes including murder, first-degree burglary, first-degree kidnapping, human trafficking, first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, sexual torture, first-degree domestic violence, first-degree arson, first-degree robbery, terrorism, or aggravated child abuse

  • Allows pursuits for any offense creating an immediate threat of death, serious bodily injury, or substantial threat to another person's safety

  • Agencies failing to adopt compliant policies are subject to withholding of state funding and state-administered federal funding

  • Effective date: October 1, 2026; officially named the "Tristan Hollis Memorial Act"

Legislative Description

Law enforcement; vehicular pursuits, creating a standard for pursuit policies

Motor Vehicles & Traffic

Last Action

Pending Senate Judiciary

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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