HB443 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

HB443 Alabama 2025 Session

House Bill

In Committee

Current Status

2025 Regular Session

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rhett Marques Representative
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Public utilities; Underground Damage Prevention Program; certain statutory sunset clauses deleted
Description: Under existing law, the Underground Damage Prevention Program exists to administer the One-Call Notification System to safeguard against injury and loss of life due to excavation or demolition and to protect underground facilities from costly damage and the interruption of utility or other services to the general public.
The program is subject to a statutory sunset clause which takes effect on January 1, 2027.
This bill would extend the statutory sunset clause to January 1, 2035.
Subjects: Telecommunications & Utilities

Bill Actions

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

Reported Out of Committee Second House

Pending Senate Transportation and Energy

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Energy

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 824

Third Reading in House of Origin

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

Pending House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Calendar

April 22, 2025

Hearing

Senate Transportation and Energy Hearing

Finance and Taxation at 09:30:00

April 1, 2025

Hearing

House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Hearing

Room 429 at 09:00:00

Bill Text

Download Introduced PDF

Votes

Yes 102

Absent 2

Yes 102

Absent 2

Yes 102

Absent 2

Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) HB443 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced

Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Introduced

Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber

Source: Alabama Legislature