HB25 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ed OliverRepresentative
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: 911 Boards; permit two or more districts to jointly provide services
Summary: HB25 lets two or more local 911 districts join together to jointly provide emergency dispatch services and related powers they currently have individually.
What This Bill Does
It authorizes joint contracts between local 911 districts to collectively exercise powers and services. It requires contracts to include notice and public hearings, a clear description of the jointly exercised power or service, and a termination date no later than three years (with the option to terminate earlier with 180 days' notice). It ensures districts remain independent, but allows them to contract to share duties; joint operations must be certified as ready by the Statewide 911 Board before starting. The act also establishes governance, bonding requirements, and the potential creation of a nonprofit corporation to carry out joint authority, and takes effect October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects
Local 911 districts and their boards of commissioners, who may enter joint contracts to share or jointly provide dispatch services and related powers.
The Statewide 911 Board and emergency communication district leadership, who oversee readiness certification, bonding requirements, and contract governance for joint operations.

Key Provisions
Allows two or more districts to contract to jointly exercise any power or service they are authorized to exercise individually.
Contracts must state the joint cooperation, describe the power or service to be jointly exercised, and include a termination date no later than three years; districts may terminate with 180 days' notice.
Before adopting a joint contract, each district board must hold a public hearing and provide information to the public.
Joint operations cannot begin until the Statewide 911 Board certifies readiness to operate without service interruption.
Bonding requirements: each board member and each district director must be bonded at 0.5% of the district's total funds from the prior year, with a minimum of $10,000 and a maximum of $50,000; bonds are paid by the district and filed with district and county probate offices.
Boards may borrow money, acquire or dispose of property, construct/maintain/operate the emergency system, provide liability insurance, contract for dispatch services, and grant funds for dispatch equipment and services.
Option to form a nonprofit public corporation to carry out joint authority, with governance by the board of commissioners.

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