SB329 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Will BarfootSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Campaign advertisements; rates charged by broadcasting stations limited to lowest unit rate in certain circumstances
Summary: The bill would require Alabama broadcast stations to charge the lowest unit rate for political ads to qualified candidates, their campaign committees, and party committees during specific pre-election windows.
What This Bill Does
It adds a state-level rule that during the 45 days before a primary and the 60 days before a general election, ads by qualified candidates, principal campaign committees, and party executive committees must be charged the lowest unit rate the station offers for that class and time period. Outside those windows, rates for political ads cannot exceed what the station charges to comparable users. The bill becomes effective June 1, 2024.

Who It Affects
Qualified candidates for public office, their principal campaign committees, and party executive committees in Alabama would be charged the station's lowest unit rate for the specified pre-election ads.
Broadcasting stations in Alabama would be required to apply the lowest unit rate for these political ads during the specified windows and would charge otherwise comparable rates for other uses.

Key Provisions
During the 45-day period before a primary and the 60-day period before a general election, political ads by qualified candidates, principal campaign committees, and party executive committees shall be charged the lowest unit rate for the same class and time period.
Outside those pre-election windows, charges for such ads must be no higher than the station's rates charged to comparable users.
Effective date: June 1, 2024.

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