Alabama · legislation
HB 436 (2025)
Biological and neural data protections
DiedTopics: Genetic privacy · Consent · Data sharing
Related records
- Succeeded by a narrower 2026 proposal: HB 263 (2026), Biological and neural data in health and fitness apps
Summary
Alabama HB 436 proposed restrictions on covered entities that maintain biological or neural data. Its biological-data definition included data generated through processing or analysis of genetic and other biological properties.
What the law or policy does
The 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 of up to $3,000 per violation after an opportunity to cure.
What this means
Covered businesses would have needed permission before sharing biological or neural data or using it beyond the service requested by a consumer. The bill remained in committee and did not become law.
Primary sources
- HB 436 introduced bill. Alabama Legislature. Accessed August 31, 2026.
Record details
Record history
- March 18, 2025: Bill introduced and referred to the House Insurance Committee. Source: Alabama Legislature.
- May 14, 2025: Bill died when the 2025 regular session adjourned without further action. Source: Alabama Legislature.
- August 31, 2026: Record created from the introduced bill and legislative history. Source: Project review.
Technical metadata
Record ID: al-hb-436-2025
Topics: genetic-privacy, consent, data-sharing
Canonical source file: data/states/alabama/al-hb-436-2025.yaml
Cite this record
Who Owns Your DNA? HB 436 (2025): Biological and neural data protections. U.S. Genetics & Genomics Law and Policy Tracker. Record version 1.0. Accessed [date].