HB222 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Randall Shedd
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Emergency Management Agency, surplus property, authorized to give to local emergency management agencies
Summary: HB222 would authorize the Alabama Emergency Management Agency to offer surplus property to local emergency management agencies for emergency use, filling a gap where there was no specific authority.
What This Bill Does
The Alabama Emergency Management Agency may directly offer used or obsolete equipment, supplies, or material to local emergency management agencies through sale, gift, grant, or loan for emergency management purposes. Local EMAs receiving property may dispose of it as determined by their local governing body; any items loaned must be returned to AEEMA as directed. AEEMA and its director, officers, and employees are not liable for civil damages from defects in the equipment provided. The act becomes effective immediately after passage and gubernatorial approval.

Who It Affects
Local emergency management agencies in Alabama may receive surplus property from AEEMA and decide how to use or dispose of it, with potential obligation to return loaned items.
Alabama Emergency Management Agency and its staff gain the authority to offer surplus property and are shielded from liability for damages due to defects in the provided equipment.

Key Provisions
Authorizes AEEMA to offer surplus used or obsolete equipment, supplies, or material directly to local EMAs through sale, gift, grant, or loan for emergency management purposes.
Includes a liability shield: AEEMA and its directors/officers/employees are not liable for civil damages resulting from defects in the equipment provided to local EMAs.
Allows local EMAs receiving property to dispose of it as determined by the local governing body overseeing the EMA; requires loaned items to be returned to AEEMA as directed.
Effective immediately upon passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects: Emergency Management Agency