HB55 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Matt SimpsonRepresentative
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Fishing license, jubilees exempted
Summary: The bill would let people fish in jubilee-affected Mobile Bay waters without needing a fishing license.
What This Bill Does
It would exempt fishing in waters where a jubilee is occurring from the usual fishing license requirement. The jubilee is defined in the bill as a natural occurrence in Mobile Bay with a low-oxygen water mass moving toward shore. The exemption does not remove other rules, such as limits on the number or size of fish and shellfish that may be taken. The exemption becomes effective October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects
Fishermen and recreational anglers who fish in Mobile Bay during jubilee events, who would not need a license in those waters.
Regulators and enforcement agencies, who would still enforce catch limits and other rules even when the jubilee license exemption applies.

Key Provisions
Exempts fishing in waters where a jubilee is occurring from the fishing license requirement.
Defines jubilee as a natural occurrence in Mobile Bay with a low-oxygen mass moving toward shore.
States that the license exemption does not remove regulations on the number and size of fish and shellfish that may be taken.
Sets the act to take effect on 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: Conservation & Natural Resources