---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes and offenses; unmanned aircraft systems, operation near ticketed entertainment events prohibited"
description: "Crimes & Offenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "HB 429"
citation: "Alabama HB 429 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes & Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rafferty"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95438d78-645e-49e1-8b72-c58d214d471e"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "20c12c56ce7c94f735733d6861f18a7503bdc0c6d6ae8ff5b3ff7c63c3f44c3f"
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 HB 429 (2026rs) — Crimes and offenses; unmanned aircraft systems, operation near ticketed entertainment events prohibited

Crimes & Offenses

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB429-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB429-eng.pdf)
3. **Figures motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 780** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/I3LNJW6-1.pdf)
4. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 583** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/I3IIG6Z-1.pdf)
5. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 584** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/FKHV8CD-1.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB429-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Rafferty — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Rafferty Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 893
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 781 `passage`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Figures motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 780
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Figures 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 585 `passage`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 584
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Pettus 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 583
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Bedsole 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security `reading-1, referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95438d78-645e-49e1-8b72-c58d214d471e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).