Alabama ยท Legislation
HB 263 (2026)
Biological and neural data in health and fitness apps
- Status
- Died
- Effective date
- Not stated
- Last reviewed
- September 2, 2026
- Source review
- Primary source reviewed
Summary
Alabama HB 263 did not become law. It would have regulated health and fitness applications that collect biological or neural data, including information generated by analyzing genetic or other biological properties to identify a person.
Topics: Genetic data storage/privacy/sharing (industry)
What it requires or prohibits
Covered app providers would have needed express consent before transferring or disclosing covered data, using it beyond a requested service, or using it for marketing. The Attorney General would have had exclusive enforcement authority, with a 45-day opportunity to cure and civil penalties of up to $3,000 per violation.
In plain language
The proposal would have let consumers limit how a covered health or fitness app reused or shared biological and neural data. Because the bill died, it created no new consent rights or penalties.
Related records
- Successor to the broader 2025 proposal: HB 436 (2025), Biological and neural data protections
Primary sources
- HB 263 engrossed bill. Alabama Legislature. Accessed September 2, 2026.
Record details
Record metadata
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.
- September 2, 2026: Project-authored analysis revised after primary-source review.
Technical metadata
Record ID: al-hb-263-2026
Topics: genetic-data-storage-privacy-sharing-industry
Record data file: data/states/alabama/al-hb-263-2026.yaml
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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 1.1. Accessed [date]. https://whoownsyourdna.org/records/al-hb-263-2026/