Alabama AI Law

Browse Alabama law and bill articles, dated legislative records, and the historical tracker below. A date in an entry identifies the recorded event or source check; it does not imply that every measure has been rechecked today.

Enacted laws

• SB 63 (2026) — AI in health-insurance prior authorization — Act 2026-589, approved April 16, 2026 and effective October 1, 2026. Health benefit plan providers using AI in medical-necessity determinations must consider the enrollee’s medical history and individual clinical circumstances. A denial, delay or modification based on medical necessity must be made by a qualified health professional. The law also requires disclosure, periodic review and annual compliance certification.
• HB 172 (2024) — election deepfakes. Alabama Code § 17-5-16.1 criminalizes distribution of materially deceptive media intended to influence an upcoming election within the statute’s specified conditions, with a disclaimer exception and a right to seek permanent injunctive relief. The act took effect October 1, 2024.

AI and children’s internet-safety study commission

Enrolled HJR 51 establishes the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Internet Safety. Its mandate is to study the effects of AI, social media and internet use on children, examine other states’ approaches and recommend potential legislation. The enrolled record certifies House passage on January 29, Senate amendment and adoption on February 12, and House concurrence on February 25, 2026.

Membership includes legislative appointees, the Attorney General or designee, and appointees from mental-health, children’s advocacy, broadband, technology and broadcasting bodies and the Lieutenant Governor. The resolution requires coordinated appointments reflecting the state’s diversity and directs cooperation with Alabama’s congressional delegation and the U.S. Department of Justice as practicable. It sets a first-meeting deadline of May 1 and a report of findings, conclusions and proposed-legislation recommendations to the Legislature no later than November 1, 2026. Dissolution follows filing of the report. Meeting notices, membership and the final report and other documents must also be provided to the Secretary of State. The study mandate does not itself impose the recommended future safeguards on AI providers. See children and AI topics.

Historical tracker

May 1, 2026 tracker snapshot

These entries retain the historical NCSL snapshot used by the former state directory. Status labels, including “pending,” “enacted,” “failed,” and “vetoed,” describe that snapshot, not a current-status assessment. This is not a complete inventory of enacted law.

NCSL’s May 1, 2026 snapshot lists 13 AI-related 2026 measures for Alabama.

Enactments and resolutions recorded in the snapshot

• AL HJR 51 — Committee Appointed; enacted; Establishes the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Children's Internet Safety. Topics: Health Use, Private Sector Use, Studies.
• AL S 63 — Health Insurance; enacted; Imposes limitations on the use of artificial intelligence by health benefit plan providers in making determinations of coverage under health benefit pla.... Topics: Health Use, Notification, Oversight/Governance, Private Sector Use.
• AL S 292 — Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026; enacted; Establishes a consumer administrative complaint process through the Alabama Securities Commission, authorizes the commission to investigate and take act.... Topics: Deepfake, Housing.

Other measures recorded in the snapshot

• AL H 280 — Rural Health; failed; Relates to Rural health care, states health command established to designate an artificial intelligence assisted health platform in rural communities. Topics: Health Use, Oversight/Governance, Private Sector Use.
• AL H 291 — Crimes and Offenses; failed; Relates to crimes and offenses, relates to crime of distribution of materially deceptive media established, permanent injunctive relief authorized. Topics: Deepfake.
• AL H 324 — Consumer Protection; failed; Relates to artificial intelligence, relates to age verification systems required for chatbots, safeguard protocols required, therapy chatbot requirement.... Topics: Health Use, Private Sector Use.
• AL H 325 — Consumer Protection; failed; Relates to AI chatbots, relates to unfair or deceptive trade practice for failing to notify consumer about AI chatbot, relates to private right of actio.... Topics: Notification, Private Sector Use, Private Right of Action.
• AL H 327 — Consumer Protection; failed; Relates to consumer protection, relates to production of digital replicas of voice or visual likenesses, prohibited for commercial use unless licensed,.... Topics: Deepfake, Private Sector Use.
• AL H 347 — Consumer Protection; failed; Relates to consumer protection, relates to illicit material, private rights created, enforcement authorized, penalties established. Topics: Deepfake, Private Sector Use.
• AL H 426 — Property and Estates; failed; Relates to real property, creates of the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026, title fraud prevention. Topics: Deepfake, Housing.
• AL H 524 — Government Administration; failed; Relates to artificial intelligence, relates to state agencies required to perform quarterly AI-assisted review of rules. Topics: Government Use.
• AL S 129 — Artificial Intelligence; failed; Relates to artificial intelligence, relates to disclosure of artificial intelligence-generated content required, enforcement provided. Topics: Deepfake, Notification.
• AL S 328 — Government Administration; failed; Relates to Artificial Intelligence, state agencies required to perform quarterly AI-assisted review of rules. Topics: Government Use.