HB307 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ed OliverRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: 911 districts, permit districts to cooperate in providing services
Summary: HB307 lets Alabama's local 911 districts join forces to jointly provide dispatch services and related powers, with new rules to guide those collaborations.
What This Bill Does
It authorizes two or more local 911 districts to contract to jointly exercise powers or provide services they are individually authorized to perform. It sets minimum requirements for those contracts, including a public hearing, and requires the contract to state the intent to cooperate, describe the jointly exercised power or service, and set a termination date within three years, with the option to terminate on 180 days’ notice. It also requires certification from the Statewide 911 Board before joint operations can begin, and adds governance and financial provisions such as the possibility to form a nonprofit corporate structure, borrowing powers, and bonding requirements for district leaders.

Who It Affects
Local 911 districts: may contract with other districts to jointly provide services; must follow new contract rules and may form a nonprofit corporation; bonding requirements apply to board members and district directors.
Public and residents served by 911 districts: potential changes in how dispatch services are delivered and coordinated across districts, with safeguards for service continuity.
Statewide 911 Board: must certify readiness for joint operations before they start.

Key Provisions
Allows two or more local 911 districts to contract to jointly exercise any power or service that each district is authorized to exercise individually.
Contracts must include the districts' intent to cooperate, a description of the jointly exercised power or service, and a termination date no later than three years from the contract date; any district may terminate the contract with at least 180 days' notice.
Before approving a contract, each district board must hold a hearing where the public may request information or provide input.
Joint 911 operations cannot begin until the Statewide 911 Board certifies that joint operations are ready to occur without service interruption.
Districts may form a nonprofit public corporation; boards may borrow money and must bond their members and district directors, with bonds set at 0.5% of the district's total funds from the previous year (minimum $10,000, maximum $50,000).
The contract may allow the power or service to be exercised by each district or by one or more districts on behalf of all contracting districts, and may specify whether the power is exercised jointly or individually.

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