HB 433 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Campaign finance statements; redaction required of residential addresses of candidates and officials

HB 433 requires the removal of residential addresses from all public campaign finance filings in Alabama. It directly affects candidates and officials who submit campaign finance reports by mandating that the Secretary of State redact these addresses before publishing filings on the public Alabama FCPA Reporting System database. The bill amends existing law to ensure home addresses are never visible in searchable online records of contributions or expenditures. This change applies to all electronic filings starting with the 2014 election cycle, as updated in the current text. The law will take effect on February 1, 2027.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Mar 17, 2026

MINOR

The bill was updated from a draft to its final engrossed version, incorporating substantive changes to the Fair Campaign Practices Act. The primary policy shift is that the requirement to redact addresses now applies to principal campaign committees rather than individual candidates or elected officials. Additionally, the effective date for the new law was moved from immediate implementation to February 1, 2027.

Scope change

The scope of address redaction was narrowed from covering individual candidates and elected officials to covering only principal campaign committees.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the requirement to redact residential addresses from applying to 'any candidate or elected official' to applying only to 'any principal campaign committee'.

DEFINITION

Added a specific name for the electronic database: 'Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) Reporting System'.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the act from 'immediately' to 'February 1, 2027'.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (County and Municipal Government)

upper

Mar 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 973

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 972

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced

Constitution, Campaigns and Elections Engrossed Substitute Offered (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections)

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections)

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors