---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crimes and offenses; rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, and sexual torture, penalties further provided for"
description: "Crimes & Offenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "HB 41"
citation: "Alabama HB 41 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes & Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Simpson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-08-28T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f251d90-18a7-4018-8441-07477829f086"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "1ca5ac882c9916c3191a5695c75bea15b10a728b660e079060bbae9cc8269cc3"
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 41 (2026rs) — Crimes and offenses; rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, and sexual torture, penalties further provided for

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/HB41-int.pdf)
2. **Simpson motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 164** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/BYRE2J4-1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB41-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Simpson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-08-28T04:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 246 `passage`
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 166
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 165 `passage`
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Simpson motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 164
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Tillman 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-01-27T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House 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/1f251d90-18a7-4018-8441-07477829f086`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).