HB465 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Troy StubbsRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Alabama Emergency Management Agency; authorize to spend public funds on promotional materials

Summary

HB465 would let the Alabama Emergency Management Agency spend public funds on promotional and educational materials to raise awareness of emergency management and preparedness, while updating the code language.

What This Bill Does

It explicitly authorizes the agency to purchase promotional and educational materials from public funds to support its emergency management functions. It clarifies that the director’s spending authority includes items reasonably necessary to promote the agency's work and educate the public on emergency preparedness. It also removes duplicative language and makes non-substantive, technical revisions to update the code to current style, with an effective date of October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects

• The Emergency Management Agency and its Director, who gain explicit authority to purchase promotional and educational materials using public funds.
• The Alabama public, who will receive promotional and educational materials about emergency preparedness funded by public money.

Key Provisions

• Amend Section 31-9-4 to authorize the Emergency Management Agency to purchase promotional and educational materials from funds appropriated for its use to promote agency functions and educate the public about emergency preparedness.
• Clarify that the director may use appropriated funds to purchase items reasonably necessary to promote the agency’s functions and educate the public, within existing spending provisions.
• Delete duplicative language and make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the code language to current style.
• Effective date: October 1, 2025.

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