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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to crimes and offenses; to create the crime of making a terrorist threat in the second degree; to establish penalties for violations; to repeal Section 13A-10-15, Code of Alabama 1975, the existing crime of making a terrorist threat, and create the new crime of making a terrorist threat in the first degree; 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 and offenses, create crime of making a terrorist threat in the first and second degree, penalties"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 37"
citation: "Alabama HB 37 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes and offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Hill"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8dfbfa4a-7ceb-4e75-8dd0-b88f1ec1c9b1"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "1736924cd11dfe60de26316c72ea1419d5a74cae9615496e017abb84cdbb8e8e"
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 37 (2023rs) — Relating to crimes and offenses; to create the crime of making a terrorist threat in the second degree; to establish penalties for violations; to repeal Section 13A-10-15, Code of Alabama 1975, the existing crime of making a terrorist threat, and create the new crime of making a terrorist threat in the first degree; 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 and offenses, create crime of making a terrorist threat in the first and second degree, penalties
## 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/HB37-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-493** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286203.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB37-enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Roll of the H for Vote 153 on HB37 (2023 Regular Session) — **1020** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1160 on HB37 (2023 Regular Session) — **350** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jim Hill — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Judiciary) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-493 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8dfbfa4a-7ceb-4e75-8dd0-b88f1ec1c9b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).