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AL SB50

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Merika Coleman-Evans

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits law enforcement officers from using a taser on any individual who is restrained or otherwise unable to resist, including those in handcuffs, body cuffs, or other restraining devices

  • Defines "taser" as any mechanism designed to emit electronic, magnetic, or other charges/shocks for temporarily incapacitating an individual

  • Applies notwithstanding existing use-of-force provisions in Section 13A-3-27, Code of Alabama 1975

  • Effective date: October 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Criminal procedure; use of taser, prohibited on restrained individual

Criminal Procedure

Last Action

Pending Senate Judiciary

1/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/13/2026

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