House Bill 179 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Feb 17, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Chip BrownRepresentative
Republican
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Title: Alabama Resilience Council, created
Summary: HB179 would permanently create the Alabama Resilience Council as a governor-appointed advisory body, establish a Chief Resilience Officer to lead resilience efforts, and require a statewide resilience plan with a risk and vulnerability assessment.
What This Bill Does
Permanently establishes the Alabama Resilience Council as an appointed advisory group within the governor's executive branch to coordinate resilience activities and work with state, local, and private-sector partners to reduce harm from disasters. Authorizes the Governor to appoint a Chief Resilience Officer who will lead the council and oversee the development, maintenance, and implementation of the statewide resilience plan. Requires the statewide resilience plan to include a statewide comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessment, a prioritized list of resilience actions with costs and timelines, and an implementation strategy for how actions will be funded and tracked.

Who It Affects
State and local government agencies will participate in the council, coordinate resilience activities, share information, and implement the statewide resilience plan.
Alabama residents and communities may benefit from reduced disaster risk and improved preparedness and response as resilience actions are planned and funded.

Key Provisions
Create the Alabama Resilience Council as an appointed advisory group within the executive branch to coordinate resilience activities.
Appoint a Chief Resilience Officer to coordinate the council and lead the statewide resilience plan.
Require a statewide resilience plan with a statewide comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessment and a prioritized list of resilience actions with implementation timelines and estimated costs.
Establish the Alabama Resilience Council Fund to finance council activities and related duties; allow administration of funds and carryover of unspent balances.
Amend funding sources, directing a portion of certain insurance-related receipts to the Resilience Council Fund (up to $1,000,000 per year) and to the Center for Risk and Insurance Research, with remaining amounts to the State General Fund.
Require initial plan completion within two years after appointing the Chief Resilience Officer and updates at least every two years.
Effective date: October 1, 2026.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 11, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: State Government