HB255 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Randall Shedd
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Broadband, authorizing the state, county, or a municipality to grant certain monies for broadband infrastructure, const. amend.
Summary: HB255 would amend Alabama’s Constitution to allow the state, counties, or municipalities to grant funds designated for broadband infrastructure to public or private entities, with public meeting approval required when funding private entities.
What This Bill Does
If approved, it would authorize the use of federal award funds or other funding designated for broadband infrastructure by state law to support public or private entities. When a county or municipality grants funds to a private entity, the decision must be made at a public meeting. The amendment would become part of the Constitution after voter ratification and would be implemented through the standard constitutional process.

Who It Affects
State government, counties, and municipalities would gain authority to grant funds for broadband infrastructure to public or private entities.
Public or private entities that provide or plan to provide broadband infrastructure could receive such funds for expansion or provision of broadband, with the public meeting requirement for private recipients.

Key Provisions
Authorizes the state, a county, or a municipality to grant federal award funds or any other funding designated for broadband infrastructure to public or private entities.
Requires that funds granted to a private entity by a county or municipality be approved at a public meeting.
If ratified, the amendment becomes part of the Alabama Constitution and will be incorporated into the constitution accordingly.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Broadband