‘Back the Blue’ Bill Passes in Final Minutes of Session

What passed in the Alabama Legislature: May 14, 2025

Rep. Phillip Rigsby, R-Huntsville, sits alone in the Alabama House chamber during a lengthy recess on May 14, 2025 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. The House went into an extended recess on Wednesday, the final day of the 2025 regular session, as the Alabama Senate saw a filibuster from Democrats over local bills. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)Here are the bills that passed the Alabama Legislature on Wednesday, the final day of…

‘Back the Blue’ bill passes in final minutes of session

MONTGOMERY — The Legislature used its final minutes of the 2025 session to expand the civil and criminal immunity of law enforcement officers, sending Gov. Kay Ivey one of her priority bills a bit before midnight Wednesday.

Alabama’s ‘back the blue’ police bill passes in final hour of legislative session

A bill to expand Alabama law on legal immunity for police officers passed in the final half-hour of the annual legislative session on Wednesday night.

‘Back the Blue’ bill passes in final minutes of legislative session

MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Legislature used its final minutes of the 2025 session to expand the civil and criminal immunity of law enforcement officers, sending Gov. Kay Ivey one of her priority bills a bit before midnight Wednesday.