---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to crimes; to amend Sections 13A-10-30, 13A-10-36, 13A-10-37, and 13A-10-38, Code of Alabama 1975, to allow a detention facility to adopt a policy to further define what items constitute \"contraband\" for purposes of banning certain items from detention facilities; to further define the crimes of promoting contraband in the first, second, and third degree to apply to juveniles under certain circumstances; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022."
description: "Crimes, to permit a detention facility to adopt a policy to define what constitutes \"contraband\", to further define the crimes of promoting prison contraband in each degree to apply to juveniles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 120"
citation: "Alabama SB 120 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Linda Coleman-Madison"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/acfe0adb-59d4-45f7-a9cf-65d5bb8e3c25"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "012fb786472cd102e0b86d1da025d17ce811bb2633975a34aec4ae3cb9b0d586"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama SB 120 (2023rs) — Relating to crimes; to amend Sections 13A-10-30, 13A-10-36, 13A-10-37, and 13A-10-38, Code of Alabama 1975, to allow a detention facility to adopt a policy to further define what items constitute "contraband" for purposes of banning certain items from detention facilities; to further define the crimes of promoting contraband in the first, second, and third degree to apply to juveniles under certain circumstances; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Crimes, to permit a detention facility to adopt a policy to define what constitutes "contraband", to further define the crimes of promoting prison contraband in each degree to apply to juveniles.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB120-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-336** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1274822.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment UBL3DG-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/UBL3DG-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment ZEJ2RK-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/ZEJ2RK-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB120-eng.pdf)
6. **Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment 85VAF2-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/85VAF2-1.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB120-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 895 on SB120 (2023 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 784 on SB120 (2023 Regular Session) — **98–3** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 369 on SB120 (2023 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 783 on SB120 (2023 Regular Session) — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 368 on SB120 (2023 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Coleman-Madison — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Indefinitely Postpone
- **2023-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-18T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read Again a Third Time and Pass as Amended
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-01T13:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-336 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/acfe0adb-59d4-45f7-a9cf-65d5bb8e3c25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).