SB291 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Sam GivhanSenator
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Fair Campaign Practices Act; transfer of funds among political parties and local or other affiliated party organizations authorized
Summary: SB291 would allow political parties and their local or affiliated party organizations to transfer funds among themselves, changing the previous ban on PAC-to-PAC transfers while retaining other restrictions.
What This Bill Does
The bill changes the law to let a political party and its local or affiliated groups move money between themselves. It keeps the rule that contributions cannot be made in someone else’s name, with a narrow exception for expenditures to campaigns. It also keeps most restrictions on transfers between PACs and 527 groups and between principal campaign committees, but adds limited exceptions (for example, transfers from a non-principal PAC to a principal campaign committee and certain corporate segregated funds under specific conditions). The act would take effect on October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects
Political parties and their local or affiliated organizations: would be able to transfer funds among themselves.
PACs, 527 organizations, principal campaign committees, and related entities: would continue to face transfer restrictions with a few narrow exceptions noted in the bill.

Key Provisions
Authorizes transfers of funds among political parties and their local or affiliated organizations.
Preserves prohibitions on contributions made in another person’s name and on accepting such contributions, with a limited exception for expenditures to campaigns.
Maintains restrictions on PAC-to-PAC and 527-to- PAC transfers and on transfers between principal campaign committees, but allows specific exceptions (e.g., non-principal PAC to a principal campaign committee; certain corporate segregated funds under specified rules).
Effective date set for 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: Elections, Voting, & Campaigns