Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial transactions required
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
An Act, Relating to public records requests; to require redaction from requested public records information that could be used to initiate a financial transaction; to prohibit the use of public records requested from a local board of education, which contain lists of names and addresses of individuals or entities, for the purpose of soliciting those individuals or entities; to authorize the Attorney General to impose civil penalties for violations; and to authorize the State Board of Education to adopt rules.
From the enrolled text:
An Act, Relating to public records requests; to require redaction from requested public records information that could be used to initiate a financial transaction; to prohibit the use of public records requested from a local board of education, which contain lists of names and addresses of individuals or entities, for the purpose of soliciting those individuals or entities; to authorize the Attorney General to impose civil penalties for violations; and to authorize the State Board of Education to adopt rules. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. When any records relating to a public contract for goods or services are requested pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 36, Code of Alabama 1975, the public officer having custody of the records shall redact account numbers, tax identification numbers, routing numbers, employee identification numbers, sensitive personally identifying information as defined in Section 8-38-2, Code of Alabama 1975, and similar information that may be used to initiate a financial transaction. Section 2. (a) No person shall knowingly sell, give, or receive any list of names and addresses contained in or derived from public records requested from a local board of education for the purpose of selling or offering for sale any property or service to those individuals or entities listed therein. Page therein. SB272 Enrolled (b) Any …