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SB298

Class 3 Municipalities; minimum staffing requirements for law enforcement agencies, mandated; grace period, established; state assumption of oversight for violations, provided

Chamber Passed·3/31/26

Alabama SB298 mandates minimum staffing for Class 3 municipal law enforcement agencies and allows state oversight if requirements are unmet.

Alabama SB298 establishes minimum staffing requirements for Class 3 municipal law enforcement agencies, mandating a ratio of two full-time officers for every 1,000 residents. It provides a five-year grace period for municipalities not meeting these requirements on the act's effective date. If a municipality fails to meet the staffing requirements, the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency can assume operational oversight of the municipal police department.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the Senate · 26–7 · Mar 31
Current
The House
Next
House floor vote

Sponsors

0
1
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

28 Yea

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7 Nay

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Calendar

Apr 1

10:00 AM

House Public Safety and Homeland Security Hearing

Feb 24

1:00 PM

Senate County and Municipal Government Hearing

History

Apr 1

House

Reported Out of Committee Second House

Apr 1

House

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

Mar 31

Senate

Third Reading in House of Origin