HB455 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

House Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2023

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: David Standridge Representative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: Relating to volunteer fire departments; to amend Sections 9-3-11, 9-3-12, and 9-3-13, Code of Alabama 1975, to create and provide duties and procedures for the Rural and Community Fire Protection Advisory Committee; and to add Section 9-3-21 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to create and provide procedures for administration of the Rural and Community Fire Protection Development and Improvement Grant Program.
Description: Under existing law, a steering committee is empowered to make recommendations to the State Forester regarding improving rural community fire departments and overall fire response.
This bill would create the Rural and Community Fire Protection Advisory Committee to support and recommend to the State Forester methods to improve rural and community fire protection in this state.
This bill would also provide for the Rural and Community Fire Protection Development and Improvement Grant Program to aide volunteer fire departments in achieving certain enumerated goals aimed at improving rural and community fire protection in this state.
Subjects: Forestry Commission, advisory committee and grant program for rural and community fire protection created