HB3 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Allen TreadawayRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Emergency management, emergency management personnel carrying out emergency functions relating to disasters further defined as public safety services, Sec. 31-9-3 am'd.

Summary

HB3 clarifies that emergency management includes providing public safety services and defines key terms to guide disaster response in Alabama.

What This Bill Does

The bill amends Section 31-9-3 to explicitly include public safety services as part of emergency management. It provides a detailed definition of emergency management and adds definitions for Local Organization, Political Subdivision, State Public Health Emergency, State of Emergency, and State Technological Emergency, clarifying when and how these powers and categories apply. It also sets when the act takes effect.

Who It Affects

• Emergency management personnel and local emergency management organizations—clearly including public safety services (fire, police, medical, rescue, evacuation, welfare, etc.) as part of their duties.
• Residents and communities in Alabama—will experience emergency response and public safety services coordinated under the clarified emergency management framework during disasters.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Amends Section 31-9-3 to define Emergency Management as including public safety services and to list examples such as fire, police, medical, rescue, evacuation, welfare, and related functions.
• Provision 2: Adds definitions for Local Organization, Political Subdivision, State Public Health Emergency, State of Emergency, and State Technological Emergency, and establishes the act's effective date (first day of the third month after approval).

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

Subjects

Emergency Management