---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crime of sexual torture; criminal elements revised"
description: "Crimes & Offenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "SB 318"
citation: "Alabama SB 318 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes & Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coleman (M)"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-16T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85f31288-f23c-4c8a-afd5-57073f47fcc8"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "ff452313ad262fc3206a6ca9be86979f381cbd357bfad6710702b010eeb9c572"
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 318 (2026rs) — Crime of sexual torture; criminal elements revised

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/SB318-int.pdf)
2. **Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1057** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/ARB1LS7-1.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB318-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB318-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Coleman (M) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1340 `passage`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1058 `passage`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1057
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary 1st Amendment Offered (Judiciary) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary 1st Amendment (Judiciary)
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary `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/85f31288-f23c-4c8a-afd5-57073f47fcc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).