---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Department of Corrections; to allow a Department of Corrections law enforcement officer to assist any law enforcement agency with public safety."
description: "Department of Corrections, allow officers to assist local law enforcement in public safety matters"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 225"
citation: "Alabama SB 225 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Department of Corrections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["April Weaver"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-30T17:50:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cd5016c-01d1-4b37-b10d-dff2616d5c59"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "43259e3afb21d23a232c1a10b57a1d86974f44e1bc8fcd4dfccee714e10e9573"
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 225 (2023rs) — Relating to the Department of Corrections; to allow a Department of Corrections law enforcement officer to assist any law enforcement agency with public safety.

Department of Corrections, allow officers to assist local law enforcement in public safety matters

## 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/SB225-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-318** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1271937.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB225-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 560 on SB225 (2023 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- April Weaver — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Public Safety and Homeland Security) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Veterans and Military Affairs) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Veterans and Military Affairs) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-30T17:50:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-318 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3cd5016c-01d1-4b37-b10d-dff2616d5c59`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).