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HB67 • 2026

Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created

Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Kiel
Last action
2026-05-08
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
2026-06-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary did not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms for fee limits or penalties for misuse of personal information.

Voter Information Act

This act limits the cost of reproducing voter registration lists, restricts sharing personal information on these lists, and prohibits using voter data for commercial purposes.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Secretary of State to provide copies of voter lists electronically.
  • Limits the fee charged for a copy of a voter list to $1,000 or less.
  • Makes voter history information from the last ten election cycles available upon request and payment of fees.
  • Prohibits sharing personal voter information like social security numbers, driver license numbers, email addresses, telephone numbers, and other protected information with unauthorized parties.
  • Bans selling or publishing voter lists for commercial purposes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who want to access voter registration lists.
  • Government agencies that need voter data.
  • Individuals whose personal information is on the voter list.

Terms To Know

Confidential
Information that should not be shared with unauthorized people.
Commercial purposes
Using something to make money, like selling it or advertising with it.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify how the $1,000 fee limit will be enforced.
  • It is unclear what happens if someone violates the rules about sharing personal information.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

FKWFGCC-1

R 285

Adopted

Plain English: FKWFGCC-1 01/21/2026 JWB (H) HSE 2025-3220 House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Reported Substitute for HB67 Page 1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to elections; to amend Section 17-4-38, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the dissemination of voter registration information; to limit the reproduction purchase cost for the list of registered voters; to prohibit certain information from being disseminated in a list of registered voters; and to prohibit the use of voter data or information for commercial purposes.

  • FKWFGCC-1 01/21/2026 JWB (H) HSE 2025-3220 House Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Reported Substitute for HB67 Page 1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to elections; to amend Section 17-4-38, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the dissemination of voter registration information; to limit the reproduction purchase cost for the list of registered voters; to prohibit certain information from being disseminated in a list of registered voters; and to prohibit the use of voter data or information for commercial purposes.
  • BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1.
  • Section 17-4-38, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows: "§17-4-38 (a) The Secretary of State shall ensure that all applicants obtain requested voter lists electronically and in a timely manner.
  • Methods The Secretary of State shall be established for the transmission of tapes, discs, or lists to any applicant establish procedures to allow any applicant to request and obtain voter lists in an electronic format .
  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
11S9F33-1

R 286

Adopted

Plain English: 11S9F33-1 : 1/26/2026 : JWB 1ST HASSELL AMENDMENT TO HB67 OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HASSELL Page 1 Replace line 95 on page 4 with the following: of any other state, shall be strictly prohibited .

  • 11S9F33-1 : 1/26/2026 : JWB 1ST HASSELL AMENDMENT TO HB67 OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE HASSELL Page 1 Replace line 95 on page 4 with the following: of any other state, shall be strictly prohibited .
  • The use of the information on or derived from voter registration lists solely for electioneering or for other permitted political campaign or election purposes under the Fair Campaign Practices Act does not constitute commercial use.
  • " 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
7B1LJE2-1

R 318

Adopted

Plain English: 7B1LJE2-1 : 2/5/2026 : ZAK 1ST ENSLER AMENDMENT TO HB67 OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ENSLER Page 1 Replace lines 59 through 60 on page 3 with the following: confidential information in subdivision (2) does not apply to: a.

  • 7B1LJE2-1 : 2/5/2026 : ZAK 1ST ENSLER AMENDMENT TO HB67 OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE ENSLER Page 1 Replace lines 59 through 60 on page 3 with the following: confidential information in subdivision (2) does not apply to: a.
  • Federal, state, or local government agencies that are Replace line 62 on page 3 with the following: information; and b.1.
  • Any individual who registers for the first time or who updates his or her registration information on or after June 1, 2026, if the individual elects to have his or her telephone number disseminated.
  • 2.
  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-08 House

    Carried Over to the Call of the Chair

  2. 2026-04-17 House

    Enacted

  3. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1318 (Yeas 33, Nays 0)

  4. 2026-04-09 House

    Delivered to Governor

  5. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Signature Requested

  6. 2026-04-09 House

    Enrolled

  7. 2026-04-09 House

    Ready to Enroll

  8. 2026-04-09 House

    Ready to Enroll

  9. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Carry Over to Call of Chair

  10. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  11. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  12. 2026-02-05 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 319 (Yeas 85, Nays 16)

  13. 2026-02-05 House

    Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 318 (Yeas 101, Nays 0)

  14. 2026-02-05 House

    Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 286 (Yeas 103, Nays 0)

  15. 2026-02-05 House

    Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 285 (Yeas 91, Nays 1)

  16. 2026-02-05 House

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 92, Nays 1)

  17. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  18. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government

  19. 2026-02-05 House

    Engrossed

  20. 2026-02-05 House

    Ensler intended to vote "Nay"

  21. 2026-02-05 House

    Ensler 1st Amendment Offered

  22. 2026-02-05 House

    Carried Over to the Call of the Chair

  23. 2026-02-05 House

    Hassell 1st Amendment Offered

  24. 2026-02-05 House

    Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Engrossed Substitute Offered

  25. 2026-01-21 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  26. 2026-01-21 House

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  27. 2026-01-13 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  28. 2026-01-13 House

    Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

Official Summary Text

This act amends Section 17-4-38, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) require the Secretary of State to electronically provide copies of voter lists to requestors; (2) limit the fee charged for these lists to not more than $1,000 per list; (3) to make accessible to any requestor the lists and election history for the last 10 election cycles in which a voter participated as contained in the statewide voter registration database of the secretary; (4) prohibit from dissemination on such lists social security numbers, driver license numbers, email addresses, telephone numbers, and other voter information protected by state law, except to authorized government agencies and for individuals who have elected to have their telephone number disseminated; and (5) prohibit the sale or publishing of voter lists, or using information contained on such lists, for commercial purposes, with exceptions.

Current Bill Text

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HB67 ENROLLED
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HB67
FKWFGCC-3
By Representatives Kiel, Brown, Moore (P), Bedsole, Oliver,
Lamb, DuBose, Reynolds, Gidley, Mooney, Brinyark, Smith,
Crawford, Shaw, Ingram, Whorton, Fincher, Stadthagen,
Kirkland, Bolton, Rehm, Paschal, Hammett, Marques, Lipscomb,
Faulkner, Ross, Carns, Pettus, Underwood, Paramore, Givens,
Wilcox, Stubbs
RFD: Constitution, Campaigns and Elections
First Read: 13-Jan-26
PFD: 17-Nov-25
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PFD: 17-Nov-25
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to elections; to amend Section 17-4-38, Code
of Alabama 1975, relating to the dissemination of voter
registration information; to limit the reproduction purchase
cost for the list of registered voters; to prohibit certain
information from being disseminated in a list of registered
voters; and to prohibit the use of voter data or information
for commercial purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 17-4-38, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"§17-4-38
(a) The Secretary of State shall ensure that all
applicants obtain requested voter lists electronically and in
a timely manner. Methods The Secretary of State shall be
established for the transmission of tapes, discs, or lists to
any applicant establish procedures to allow any applicant to
request and obtain voter lists in an electronic format . The
Secretary of State shall not Hindrances shall not be created or
devised to delay transmission of tapes, discs, or voter lists
to any applicant.
(b) Except as provided in this section, therethe
Secretary of State shall be a uniform charge for the
production of voter lists a fee not exceeding one thousand
dollars ($1,000) per electronic voter list produced .
TheOtherwise, the reproduction costscost of the basic
electronic copy of the statewide file , or any portion thereof,
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electronic copy of the statewide file , or any portion thereof,
shall be reasonable as determined by the Secretary of State ,
and a fee schedule shall be conspicuously posted in the office
of the Secretary of State on the Secretary of State's website .
Costs of printed copies of lists are as otherwise provided by
law.
(c)(1) Access to the lists and voter history
information contained on the central computer in the office of
the Secretary of State is accessible to anyone making
application, except The voter lists and election history
information for the last 10 election cycles in which a voter
participated, as contained in the statewide voter registration
database in the Office of the Secretary of State, shall be
accessible to any person who files an application to receive
an electronic copy of a voter list and pays the required fee.
(2) The following personal voter information used for
voter registration purposes is confidential and may not be
disseminated:
a. Social Security numbers .
b. Driver license numbers.
c. Email addresses.
d. Telephone numbers which are not to be released .
e. Voter information protected by Section
17-4-33(b)(1).
(3) The prohibition against the dissemination of
confidential information in subdivision (2) does not apply to:
a. Federal, state, or local government agencies that
are authorized to confidentially access, use, and maintain the
information; and
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information; and
b.1. Any individual who registers for the first time or
who updates his or her registration information on or after
June 1, 2026, if the individual elects to have his or her
telephone number disseminated.
2. The Office of the Secretary of State shall establish
a method by which such individuals may elect to have their
information disseminated, including checking a box provided on
the registration form.
(d) Proceeds from the sale of tapes, discs, lists,
labels, or other materials the statewide voter list and
election history information from the Secretary of State shall
be retained by the Secretary of State for use in voter
registration.
(e) The Secretary of State shall provide, without
charge, each legislator one copy of the voter list in his or
her district within 90 days of his or her the legislator
assuming office.
(f) Upon application and without charge, the Secretary
of State shall provide the Administrative Office of Courts
shall be provided with an electronic copy of the statewide
voter list no more than once a year for its use in the
production of a master jury list or for any other lawful
purpose.
(g) Upon application and without charge, the Secretary
of State shall provide the chief elections officer of any
other state shall be provided with an electronic copy of the
statewide voter list no more than once a year for any lawful
purpose, on the condition that the chief elections officer of
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purpose, on the condition that the chief elections officer of
the requesting state agrees to reciprocate and provide a copy
of the statewide voter list of that state to the chief
elections officer of this state upon request and without
charge, to be used for any lawful purpose. The Secretary of
State may enter into an agreement with any other state, at any
time, regarding the exchange of statewide voter lists.
(h) Resale of Except as provided in this section and
Sections 11-46-36, 17-4-1, and 17-16-2, it shall be unlawful
to sell or publish any portion of thea voter list or use voter
data or information maintained by the Secretary of State under
this section for commercial purposes by the Administrative
Office of Courts, or the office of the chief elections officer
of any other state, shall be strictly prohibited . The use of
the information on or derived from voter registration lists
solely for electioneering or for other permitted political
campaign or election purposes under the Fair Campaign
Practices Act does not constitute commercial use. "
Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1,
2026.
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2026.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 05-Feb-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 09-Apr-26 Passed
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