Alabama · legislation
HB 263 (2026)
Biological and neural data in health and fitness apps
DiedTopics: Genetic privacy · Consent · Data sharing
Related records
- Successor to the broader 2025 proposal: HB 436 (2025), Biological and neural data protections
Summary
Alabama HB 263 proposed restrictions on health and fitness apps that collect biological or neural data. Biological data included information generated by processing or analyzing genetic and other biological properties when used to identify an individual.
What the law or policy does
The engrossed bill would have required express consent for specified transfers, disclosures, secondary uses, and marketing based on biological or neural data. It would have authorized Attorney General enforcement and civil penalties after an opportunity to cure.
What this means
A covered health or fitness app would have needed permission before sharing biological or neural data or using it beyond the service a consumer requested. The bill passed the House but did not receive a final Senate vote.
Primary sources
- HB 263 engrossed bill. Alabama Legislature. Accessed August 31, 2026.
Record details
Record history
- January 15, 2026: Bill introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. Source: Alabama Legislature.
- February 26, 2026: House passed the bill as amended. Source: Alabama Legislature.
- March 11, 2026: Senate committee reported the bill and placed it on the calendar. Source: Alabama Legislature.
- April 9, 2026: Bill died when the 2026 regular session adjourned without final passage. Source: Alabama Legislature.
- August 31, 2026: Record created from the engrossed bill and legislative history. Source: Project review.
Technical metadata
Record ID: al-hb-263-2026
Topics: genetic-privacy, consent, data-sharing
Canonical source file: data/states/alabama/al-hb-263-2026.yaml
Cite this record
Who Owns Your DNA? HB 263 (2026): Biological and neural data in health and fitness apps. U.S. Genetics & Genomics Law and Policy Tracker. Record version 1.0. Accessed [date].