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class="entry-content "><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="6SNLHCM37BCIXOWUUO6VRORJTQ">There was a sharp disagreement today at the Alabama State House over a bill to expand civil and criminal immunity for police officers.</p><div id="inarticle-1"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="W72TVL56BVDHBEB362QD6NYEGI"><a href="https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/alabama-police-would-have-greater-immunity-from-lawsuits-prosecution-under-back-the-blue-bill.html" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/alabama-police-would-have-greater-immunity-from-lawsuits-prosecution-under-back-the-blue-bill.html">A “back the blue” bill </a>by Rep. Rex Reynolds, R-Huntsville, would rewrite the state law on immunity. </p><div id="inarticle-2"></div><div class="excoVideoPlayer article__paragraph"><div id="649e4aaf-616d-49eb-b16e-44ce0a01e1c7" data-exs-config=""></div></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="ISMLQSPKLRGDXIYQORDMK2FFQU">It is part a package of legislation supported by Gov. Kay Ivey and Republican lawmakers that they say is intended to fight crime and improve public safety.</p><div id="inarticle-3"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="D2WPO6KTGVCODPEFBVSMZGDNJY">At a public hearing today, several people spoke against the bill, HB202, as did some Democratic lawmakers. </p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-4"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="JCKSXXZR4FH6JC3M4JLN3BROZA">A lawyer for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the executive director of the Alabama Sheriff’s Association spoke in favor of the bill.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-5"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="5PRI2N5MVFGTZA2SIBIJFDHEHI">The House Judiciary Committee did not take a vote after the public hearing. </p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-6"></div><section class="Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_al__jY2oy"><header class="Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_header__4QIPa"><h2>More coverage of the Alabama Legislature</h2></header><ul data-testid="list" class="Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_list__qpkJG"><li><a href="https://www.al.com/politics/2025/02/medicaid-could-sue-parents-for-not-enrolling-kids-in-employer-health-insurance-under-alabama-bill.html">Medicaid could sue parents for not enrolling kids in employer health insurance under Alabama bill</a></li><li><a href="https://www.al.com/news/2025/02/bill-would-require-alabamas-medicaid-to-cover-postpartum-depression-screenings.html">Bill would require Alabama’s Medicaid to cover postpartum depression screenings </a></li><li><a href="https://www.al.com/politics/2025/02/alabama-bill-to-prevent-firearm-suicides-moves-closer-to-becoming-law.html">Alabama bill to prevent firearm suicides moves closer to becoming law</a></li><li><a href="https://www.al.com/politics/2025/02/alabama-senate-approves-presumptive-medicaid-bill-for-pregnant-mothers-until-2028.html">Alabama Senate approves presumptive Medicaid bill for pregnant mothers until 2028</a></li><li><a href="https://www.al.com/politics/2025/02/alabama-schools-must-broadcast-national-anthem-weekly-or-lose-funding-under-proposed-amendment.html">Alabama schools must broadcast national anthem weekly or lose funding under proposed amendment</a></li></ul></section><div id="fusion-static-enter:6E63JUWHRZGV3IB7TVSXGXX7U4" style="display:none" data-fusion-component="6E63JUWHRZGV3IB7TVSXGXX7U4"></div><div class="rawhtml"><adi-stories-by-section-tag adiWidgetId="widgie-b4a6c9b5-d4ff-4208-b81e-46b585fe446e"></adi-stories-by-section-tag></div><div id="fusion-static-exit:6E63JUWHRZGV3IB7TVSXGXX7U4" style="display:none" data-fusion-component="6E63JUWHRZGV3IB7TVSXGXX7U4"></div><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-7"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="Y6QAQOV3ZJDGHPWXCA47I2VC3M">Reynolds passed out a new version of the bill today and said more changes are likely. But he said the main premise is sound.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-8"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="P6PV2VC3M5DO7KBIIOUMZDLBQY">“HB202 establishes a new form of legal protection for Alabama law enforcement, a show of support that helps recruit and retain our officers,” Reynolds, who is a former Huntsville police chief.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-9"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="LAMF4T5SDBHN5ALHROXYKXOSIQ">Noel Barnes, general counsel for ALEA, said Alabama’s law on use of force by police officers has not been updated since 1979 and said it needs to be aligned with U.S. Supreme Court rulings that have happened since.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-10"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="BZW7SPRP55ED5NGHMYQW7V5FZQ">Barnes said the rulings established that police cannot be prosecuted for uses of force that did not violate constitutional rights.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-11"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="UDMDL62MLNC5ZBIV2M4VJHFIFI">The bill also says an officer accused of excessive use of force is entitled to have their prosecution put on hold to allow a pretrial hearing to determine if their actions fell under the protections spelled out in the bill.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-12"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="TZTWJHYXQRAWVLZLDJWEAXYFRM">Jim Taylor, a former police officer who lives in Alabaster, said the bill creates too many additional roadblocks and procedures to hold police accountable.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-13" class="middleParagraph"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="JMNZHRIQRJE5BFHGALM26BY26A">“We agree that officers for the most part do their jobs,” Taylor said. </p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-14"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="RBNWXQD36JDM3LSK5DNXDYPEDY">“They honor their oath. But there are times when that’s not the case. And citizens need to have a way of redress when that’s the case.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-15"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="QZEK4LDV5VASXDZMOCMZLYP7OY">“The trust in law enforcement is conditioned on the ability to hold officers accountable for their actions. That’s what builds trust in our communities with our law enforcement representatives.”</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-16"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="ZD5IDJNLVFGSXA65N4DBPWVT44">Rep. Prince Chestnut, D-Selma, an attorney and member of the Judiciary Committee, said police already enjoy strong protections from liability.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-17"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="BFI4SO63ZVC63O2P7ZXH7PM66Y">“Under current law, it is very difficult, if not almost impossible, to hold a bad officer criminally or civilly accountable when they violate the law or departmental procedures,” Chestnut said. </p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-18"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="FCVD34NYU5D7TJKAF4OQHQI7AQ">“Why would we make it even harder to hold them accountable in cases where they have clearly misbehaved, where they have deliberately violated policies and procedures?”</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-19"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="22Q6TPBLNRFDZPWFFMGEUOHPVA">Hoss Mack, <a href="https://www.al.com/news/2024/08/hoss-leaves-home-baldwin-sheriff-qa-reflecting-on-sheriffs-job-and-new-challenges-ahead.html" target="_blank" rel="" title="https://www.al.com/news/2024/08/hoss-leaves-home-baldwin-sheriff-qa-reflecting-on-sheriffs-job-and-new-challenges-ahead.html">the former longtime sheriff in Baldwin County</a> who is now executive director of the Alabama Sheriffs Association, said the goal of the bill is to clear up the law.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-20"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="GB2IJD4YIJGC5IQS2RO2DTUE5I">“What this legislation really does is it clarifies a lot of existing law,” Mack said. </p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-21"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="62AHSJJOUVBDFNDVKELZMMQOAQ">“It actually expedites the process of justice by adding the additional probable cause type hearing.”</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-22"></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="SMAR3YOMHRALVI3KF2M32WHTSU">Mack said police want to be held accountable but said the current legal climate can make them preoccupied with worry about getting sued or prosecuted.</p><div class="InContent_Center_Background"><div class="InContent_Center_Padding"><div class="ad-observer"></div></div></div><div id="inarticle-23"></div><div></div><p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="ANSCMOMIZFDWZIRY424S6VQICY">“It causes law enforcement officers to look over their shoulder,” Mack said. “What’s the process? 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