Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday (May 15) signed the last two of three remaining bills in her anti-crime bill package, House Bills 202 and 199, which expand police immunity and the ability to electronically monitor delinquent juveniles, respectively.
“With HB202 signed into law, I am proud Alabama is now the most pro-law enforcement state in the country,” Ivey said in a statement.
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The last remaining bill in the package, dubbed ‘Safe Alabama,’ was House Bill 188, which would have set up a scholarship program for law enforcement officers and their families, though it failed to come up for a vote in the Senate Wednesday, the last day of the 2025 legislation session.
Police immunity
Carried in the House by Rep. Rex Reynolds, R-Hazel Green, HB202 will significantly expand legal protections for police, granting them broad civil and criminal immunity for actions taken, according to the bill, within their “discretionary authority.” It also limits when a member of law enforcement can be sued or prosecuted, and entitles them to a pre-trial hearing within 45 days of facing charges or litigation to determine immunity.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Alexander Willis and originally published by Alabama Daily News.
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