HJR289 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ben RobbinsRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Study Commission on the Sale of Naming Rights to State-Owned Land, Properties, and Buildings, created

Summary

Creates a temporary study commission to evaluate whether selling naming rights to state-owned land, properties, and buildings could generate revenue and what the economic, fiscal, and environmental effects would be.

What This Bill Does

Establishes a Study Commission on the Sale of Naming Rights of State-Owned Land, Properties, and Buildings to explore potential revenue, fiscal responsibility, revenue management, and environmental impact. It defines who serves on the commission, how they are chosen, and how it operates, including meeting timelines and administrative support. The commission must produce a report with recommendations for proposed legislation by the fifth legislative day of the 2026 Regular Session, after which it is dissolved.

Who It Affects

• State government and its agencies (through appointment of members, potential policy decisions, and management of any future naming-rights revenue).
• Private sector entities interested in naming rights (advertisers or sponsors who could be potential buyers in future deals and would be affected by the study's recommendations).

Key Provisions

• Creates the Study Commission on the Sale of Naming Rights to State-Owned Land, Properties, and Buildings to study economic impact, fiscal responsibility, revenue management, and environmental effects.
• Commission composition includes: Governor appointee, Lieutenant Governor appointee, Senate and House members, chairs of relevant finance/appropriations committees, department representative from Conservation and Natural Resources, the State Comptroller, a corporate attorney with naming-rights experience, and a marketing expert; additional members may be added by majority vote; diversity requirements are specified.
• Lieutenant Governor serves as chair; first meeting within 30 days after passage; may meet as needed; administrative support provided by Legislative Services Agency, Clerk of the House, and Secretary of the Senate.
• Legislative members receive compensation, per diem, and travel expenses for meetings; nonlegislative members serve without pay but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses.
• The commission must report its recommendations for proposed legislation by the fifth legislative day of the 2026 Regular Session and then be dissolved.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Economic Development