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HB288 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jan 10, 2026
HB288 Alabama 2012 Session
House Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2012
Session
3
Sponsors

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Ed Henry
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Certain prefabricated storm shelters excluded from provisions of Title 24, Code of Alabama 1975, surety bond by manufacturers of prefabricated storm shelters required
Description

Under existing law, storm shelters are not expressly excluded from the definition of "manufactured building" in Title 24, Chapter 4A, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to housing and manufactured buildings.

This bill would exclude certain prefabricated storm shelters from the provisions of Title 24, Code of Alabama 1975, and require resident and nonresident prefabricated storm shelter manufacturers to post a bond with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.

Subjects
Business and Commerce

Bill Actions

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Small Business

Engrossed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 397

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 396

Buttram motion to Table lost Roll Call 395

Scott Amendment Offered

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 394

Buttram Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Bill Text

Votes

Buttram motion to Table

March 20, 2012 House Failed
Yes 10
No 77
Abstained 1
Absent 17

Motion to Adopt

March 20, 2012 House Passed
Yes 85
No 1
Abstained 2
Absent 17

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

March 20, 2012 House Passed
Yes 86
No 5
Absent 14

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature