The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Alabama.
Incumbents State government Governor: Kay Ivey (R)
Events February 5 - The Alabama House Judiciary Committee approves proposed legislation by Matt Simpson. The legislation is a Death penalty bill for child rapists, that could ultimately challenge the precedent of Kennedy v. Louisiana. The bill is similar to the laws passed in Florida (2023) and Tennessee (2024). February 11 - The Alabama House of Representatives passes a bill (86-5) expanding the death penalty for child rapists. June 24 – 2025 Alabama Senate District 5 special election: Republican Matt Woods wins election to the Alabama Senate from the 5th district. July 4 – Four people are shot to death in an apartment in Talladega. July 23 – Seven people are charged in connection with a suspected child sex-trafficking ring based out of a bunker in Brent. Ten children, ages ranging from 3 to 15, are taken into state custody. August 26 – 2025 Birmingham, Alabama mayoral election: Incumbent Mayor Randall Woodfin wins reelection. August 30 – Two adults are killed and seven children are injured after an ATV accident at a park in Piedmont. September 2 – Trump announces the Space Operations Command headquarters will be moved from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville. September 26 – Parts of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi experience 911 outages. AT&T reports the outages were caused by fiber cuts made by "third-parties". October 4 – Two people are killed and 12 injured in a shooting in Montgomery. The police chief says the shooting stemmed from a disagreement that resulted in a shoot-out. November 22 – Two University of Alabama at Birmingham football players are stabbed at the Football Operations Building. Another UAB player is arrested. A home game against the University of South Florida later that day is played as scheduled, which UAB loses 48–18. December 1 – The University of Alabama suspends two student-run magazines—a women's lifestyle magazine and a magazine for Black students—saying they violate anti-DEI policies.
See also 2025 in the United States
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