HB41 Alabama 2016 1st Special Session Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris PringleRepresentative

Republican

Session

First Special Session 2016

Title

Boards, commissions, committees, task forces, authorities, inactive or inoperable, abolished, Secs. 22-1-12, 22-23A-3, 24-10-2, 24-10-4, 24-10-5, 41-23-23 am'd; Secs. 2-7-1 to 2-7-7, inclusive, 2-13A-1, 2-13A-2, 4-2A-1 to 4-2A-23, inclusive, 9-6A-1 to 9-6A-10, inclusive, 9-12-142, 9-13-25, 14-1-18, 16-18A-1 to 16-18A-13, inclusive, 16-25A-13, 16-55-20 to 16-55-24, inclusive, 22-4A-1 to 22-4A-7, inclusive, 22-18-20 to 22-18-23, inclusive, 22-30E-12, 22-50-25, 24-10-8, 24-10-9, 29-2-220 to 29-2-228, inclusive, 32-3-1 to 32-3-7, inclusive, 36-21-140 to 36-21-142, inclusive, 36-36-10, 38-7A-1 to 38-7A-4, inclusive, 40-23-242, 41-9-190 to 41-9-196, inclusive, 41-9-490 to 41-9-498, inclusive, 41-9-570 to 41-9-574, inclusive, 41-9-780 to 41-9-787, inclusive, 41-9-830 to 41-9-833, inclusive, 41-10-200 to 41-10-215, inclusive, 41-10-490 to 41-10-523, inclusive, 41-25-1 to 41-25-5 inclusive repealed; Acts 1975-1178, Act 1979-43, Act 1984-319, Act 1985-138, Act 1985-280, Act 1985-301, Act 1985-811, Act 1987-02, Act 1988-213, Act 1991-259, Act 1991-325, Act 1992-56, Act 1994-764, Act 1996-289, Act 1997-68, Act 1997-818, Act 1998-107, Act 1998-156, Act 2000-8, Act 2001-62, Act 2002-318, Act 2004-421, Act 2004-540, Act 2005-257, Act 2006-430, Act 2007-171, Act 2007-421, Act 2007-507, Act 2007-565, Act 2007-592, Act 2008-25, Act 2008-121, Act 2008-337, Act 2008-386, Act 2009-142, Act 2009-180, Act 2009-794, Act 2009-798, Act 2009-806, Act 2010-458, Act 2010-638, Act 2011-132, Act 2011-356, Act 2012-25, Act 2012-597, Act 2014-194 repealed

Summary

HB41 would abolish a large number of inactive state boards, commissions, and related entities, and set up new programs for cardiac arrest response, affordable housing funding, and economic development oversight.

What This Bill Does

The bill abolishes various inactive boards, commissions, committees, authorities, councils, and task forces and repeals related laws; it also creates new programs and authorities to address public health, housing, and economic development needs, with oversight and funding mechanisms. It establishes a Cardiac Arrest Survival Plan and a Cardiac Arrest Survival Commission to provide defibrillator equipment and training to emergency medical providers. It creates the Alabama Water System Assistance Authority with a legislative oversight committee to monitor its actions, and the Alabama Affordable Housing Trust Fund administered by ADECA, including investment rules, auditing, annual reporting, and a five-year housing needs assessment. It also sets up an enterprise zone designation process with a governing advisory council and a legislative oversight structure.

Who It Affects

• State agencies, boards, and commissions that are listed as inactive and will be abolished, along with their staff and any duties assigned to them.
• Emergency medical providers and organizations that would receive defibrillator equipment or training under the Cardiac Arrest Survival Plan, and communities that rely on improved emergency response resources.

Key Provisions

• Abolition of specific inactive state boards, commissions, committees, authorities, councils, and task forces identified in Section 1 (e.g., Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit Commission, Southern Dairy Compact Commission, Alabama International Airport Authority, Synfuels Development Authority, and several others).
• Repeal of various Acts and statutory provisions that created the abolished entities, as listed in Section 2.
• Amendment of Section 22-1-12 to establish a Cardiac Arrest Survival Plan and a Cardiac Arrest Survival Commission to award assistance for semiautomatic external defibrillators to emergency medical providers, with funding and eligibility rules described in the text.
• Creation of the Alabama Water System Assistance Authority and a Water Assistance Legislative Oversight Committee to monitor its actions, with appointment and oversight provisions.
• Creation of the Alabama Affordable Housing Trust Fund, administered by ADECA, including investment, accounting, annual audits, annual performance reports, and a statewide housing needs assessment every five years; ADECA may receive up to 10 percent of annual deposits as a management fee for administration.
• Establishment of the Enterprise Zone designation process, including an Enterprise Zone Advisory Council and a legislative oversight committee to oversee implementation.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Boards and Commissions