House Bill 664 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Artis McCampbellRepresentative

Democrat

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Agriculture; Family Farm Resilience and Revenue Stabilization Program establishment by Agriculture Commissioner required

Summary

HB664 would create a Family Farm Resilience and Revenue Stabilization Program to help eligible Alabama family farms weather economic shocks.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the Agriculture Commissioner would establish the program within the Department of Agriculture and Industries and create a Family Farm Resilience Fund in the State Treasury. The program would provide two types of aid during an economic shock: bridge grants up to 15% of a farm's prior-year gross income, and revenue gap payments based on a three-year rolling revenue average, with total aid per farm capped at $140,000 per year. The department would adopt rules to run the program and annually report to the Governor and Legislature on funds distributed and proposed actions.

Who It Affects

• Eligible family farms in Alabama (owned by state residents, actively managed by the owner or immediate family, and with annual gross income not more than $1,000,000) would be eligible for the grants and payments.
• The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries would administer the program, determine eligibility, and distribute funds.
• The State Treasury would hold the Family Farm Resilience Fund from which payments are made and balances tracked.

Key Provisions

• Establish the Family Farm Resilience and Revenue Stabilization Program within the Department of Agriculture and Industries.
• Create the Family Farm Resilience Fund in the State Treasury to hold and disperse program funds (appropriations, gifts, and grants).
• Define economic shock and family farm criteria (ownership by Alabama residents, management by owner/immediate family, and gross income ≤ $1,000,000).
• Provide bridge grants up to 15% of prior-year gross income and revenue gap payments based on a three-year rolling revenue average.
• Cap total annual assistance per farm at $140,000.
• Require annual reports to the Governor and Legislature on funds distributed and proposed actions.
• Require the department to adopt rules for administering the act, including eligibility criteria.
• Effective date: October 1, 2026.
• Fund management rules: disbursement via Comptroller warrants and adherence to appropriations acts; unencumbered fund balances do not revert to the General Fund.

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Subjects

Agriculture & Forestry