Alabama House OKs bill increasing penalties for shooting into occupied schools, school buses

By: Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 246

Last Updated: 5 days, 6 hours ago

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The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill that would increase the penalty for firing a gun into an occupied school or school bus.

HB 420, sponsored by Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, increases the crime of shooting a firearm inside of an occupied school from a Class B felony punishable by two to 20 years in prison to a Class A felony punishable by 10 to 99 years in prison.

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