HB39 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Chip BrownRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Insurance Department, transfer of certain funds from Insurance Dept. Fund to Strengthen Alabama Homes Fund by Commissioner of Insurance, authorized
Summary: HB39 moves surplus Insurance Department funds to the Strengthen Alabama Homes Fund and adds contractor rules for retrofitting work.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the Commissioner of Insurance must transfer from the Insurance Department Fund to the Strengthen Alabama Homes Fund any amount left on September 30, 2022 that is more than 25% of the year's Insurance Department Fund appropriation. The Commissioner may also transfer up to 50% of the annual Insurance Department Fund appropriation to the Strengthen Alabama Homes Fund each fiscal year. The bill adds a new section with basic requirements for contractors doing retrofitting work: homeowners can hire any licensed contractor who meets the program’s standards, the department cannot endorse or preferentially treat any contractor, and homeowners are responsible for any costs beyond the awarded grant funds. The act becomes effective immediately after Governor approval.

Who It Affects
Residential property owners participating in the Strengthen Alabama Homes Fund retrofit program: they can hire licensed contractors who meet the program standards, and they must cover any costs beyond the grant amount; the department must not show favoritism to any contractor.
The Insurance Department and its funds: the department will transfer money to the Strengthen Alabama Homes Fund under the specified thresholds and annual limits, changing how balances are allocated and managed.

Key Provisions
Section 1: Transfer from the Insurance Department Fund to the Strengthen Alabama Homes Fund of any amount remaining on September 30, 2022 that exceeds 25% of the year’s Insurance Department Fund appropriation.
Section 2: The Commissioner of Insurance may transfer up to 50% of the amount appropriated to the Insurance Department Fund each fiscal year to the Strengthen Alabama Homes Fund.
Section 27-31E-4: (a) Residential property owners may hire any licensed contractor who can perform work meeting the program’s standards; (b) the department may not endorse or give preferential treatment to any contractor; (c) property owners are responsible for any amount owed beyond awarded grant monies.
Section 3: The act becomes effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects: Insurance Department