Hearing
Senate Healthcare Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 09:00:00
HB605 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 16, 2026
Notable
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Jamie KielRepresentativeRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- State Health Planning and Development Agency; Rural Health Antitrust Immunity Act created, collaboration among rural health care providers authorized; certification and supervision framework established, limited immunity from state and federal antitrust laws provided
- Description
Under existing law, certain anticompetitive business practices violate state and federal antitrust law.
Also under existing law, states may provide immunity from state and federal antitrust laws under the state action doctrine, subject to certain requirements.
This bill would create the Rural Health Antitrust Immunity Act.
This bill would provide immunity from antitrust laws to rural healthcare providers who engage in conduct to improve healthcare access, healthcare quality, and health outcomes for rural Alabama citizens through the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program’s initiatives.
This bill would establish a system of continued oversight and supervision by the state.
- Subjects
- Health
Bill Actions
H
Enacted
H
Enacted
H
Delivered to Governor
S
Signature Requested
S
Signature Requested
S
Signature Requested
H
Enrolled
H
Ready to Enroll
H
Kiel motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1358
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1317
S
Chesteen motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1316
S
Carried Over to Call of Chair
S
Chesteen 1st Amendment Offered JPQ6QYF-1
S
Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
S
Third Reading in Second House
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee Second House
S
Pending Senate Healthcare
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare
H
Engrossed
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1102
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1101 XDMQXE7-1
H
Kiel 1st Amendment Offered XDMQXE7-1
H
Third Reading in House of Origin
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
H
Pending House Judiciary
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
Calendar
Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 13:30:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1069
Yes
101
Absent
4
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1068 XDMQXE7-1
Yes
103
Absent
2
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
103
Abstained
1
Absent
1
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
103
Abstained
1
Absent
1
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1102
Yes
66
Abstained
32
Absent
7
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1101 XDMQXE7-1
Yes
66
Abstained
32
Absent
7
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
66
Abstained
32
Absent
7
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
34
Absent
1
SBIR: Passed by Second House
Yes
34
Absent
1
Kiel motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Roll Call 1358
Yes
104
Absent
1
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1317
Yes
33
Absent
2
Chesteen motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1316
Yes
32
Absent
3
Documents
Bill Text (Enrolled)
HB605 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB605 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB605 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Amendment
House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1068
Amendment
Senate Chesteen 1st Amendment Offered
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature