2025 in Alabama

2025
in
Alabama

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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Alabama.

Incumbents

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State government

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Events

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  • February 5 - The Alabama House Judiciary Committee approves proposed legislation by Matt Simpson. The legislation is a Death penalty bill for child rapists, that could ultimately challenge the precedent of Kennedy v. Louisiana. The bill is similar to the laws passed in Florida (2023) and Tennessee (2024).[1][2]
  • February 11 - The Alabama House of Representatives passes a bill (86-5) expanding the death penalty for child rapists.[3][4]
  • July 4 – Four people are shot to death in an apartment in Talladega.[5]
  • July 23 – Seven people are charged in connection with a suspected child sex-trafficking ring based out of a bunker in Brent. Ten children, ages ranging from 3 to 15, are taken into state custody.[6]
  • August 30 – Two adults are killed and seven children are injured after an ATV accident at a park in Piedmont.[7]
  • September 2 – Trump announces the Space Operations Command headquarters will be moved from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville.[8]

Scheduled

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Alabama House committee approves bill imposing death penalty for child sexual assault". February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  2. ^ "House committee approves Simpson bill permitting the death penalty for child rape, sodomy". February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  3. ^ "Alabama House passes bill expanding death penalty to child sexual assault". February 11, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  4. ^ "Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape". February 11, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
  5. ^ "4 found shot to death in Talladega apartment". WBRC 6 News. July 5, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  6. ^ Walker, Mark (July 26, 2025). "Seven Charged in Child Abuse Ring Run From an Alabama Bunker, Officials Say". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  7. ^ Thiessen, Mark (August 31, 2025). "2 adults killed, 7 children injured in ATV accident at Alabama off-road park". The Associated Press. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  8. ^ Jacobs, Jennifer; Watson, Eleanor; Navarro, Aaron (September 2, 2025). "Trump announces Space Command headquarters moving from Colorado to Alabama". CBS News. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  9. ^ "2025 Election Information". www.sos.alabama.gov. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  10. ^ Turner, Alyssa (November 19, 2024). "Governor Ivey Adds to Team, Appoints Greg Reed as Senior Advisor to Workforce Transformation". Office of the Governor of Alabama. Retrieved December 23, 2024.