State Sen. Will Barfoot, R-Montgomery, has filed a bill that would expand the list of people currently prohibited from possessing a firearm in Alabama to include anyone convicted of any felony offense.

Under existing law, an Alabamian may not lawfully possess a firearm if the person has been convicted of a violent crime, a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence, or a violent offense, or if the person is subject to a valid protection order for domestic abuse or is of unsound mind, according to the bill’s text.

SB119 would also prohibit possession of a firearm by a person who has been charged with committing a violent crime, a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence, or a violent offense, and who was then released pending or during trial, it says.

Additionally, it would increase the penalty for discharging a firearm into an occupied building or other designated space from a Class B felony to a Class A felony.

According to state code, Alabama’s standard sentence range for a Class B felony is two to 20 years imprisonment. Class A felonies are punishable by life in prison or a definite term of 10 to 99 years.

SB119 would also allow the Board of Pardons and Paroles to revoke parole, or a court to revoke probation, when a parolee or probationer has been found in possession of a firearm.

Under existing law, a parolee or probationer found in possession of firearm is subject to a period of confinement of no more than 45 days in a county jail, according to the bill’s text.

Although this bill would cause new or increased expenditure of local funds, the text says it would be excluded from further local requirements and application, because it defines a new crime or amends the definition of an existing crime.

If passed, SB119 would go into effect on Oct. 1.

It is currently pending action in the Senate Committee on Judiciary.

Barfoot is also one of several Alabama lawmakers that has filed legislation to ban Glock switches in the state.

Under SB 116, possessing any part or combination of parts designed or intended to convert a pistol into a machine gun would become a Class C felony, punishable by a term between 366 days and 10 years, according to state code.

Efforts to reach Barfoot for comment were not immediately successful.