HB6 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Phillip PettusRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Political parties; disqualifying candidate from ballot because of contributions from particular person or entity prohibited

Summary

HB6 would prevent political parties from disqualifying a candidate from running for office solely because that candidate received contributions from a particular person or PAC.

What This Bill Does

It adds a prohibition in Section 17-13-47 that a party may not disqualify a candidate for nomination based solely on campaign contributions from a specific person or particular PAC. The bill does not remove other qualifications or the party's ability to set candidate assessments; those provisions remain under current law, just not used to bar nomination for this reason. The act takes effect on June 1, 2025.

Who It Affects

• Candidates seeking nomination through a political party, who cannot be disqualified simply for receiving targeted campaign contributions.
• Political parties, which must follow the new rule when considering nominations and disqualification decisions while still applying other qualification and funding rules.

Key Provisions

• Adds a new prohibition in Section 17-13-47 making a party unable to disqualify an individual for nomination based solely on receipt of contributions from a particular person or PAC.
• Retains existing authority for parties to set assessments for candidates, with caps (up to 2% of one year's salary for most offices; lower caps for certain county or statewide offices).
• Establishes June 1, 2025 as the effective date for the act.

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