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SB137 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Apr 17, 2026
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Summary

Primary Sponsor
Steve Livingston
Steve LivingstonSenator
Republican
Session
2026 Regular Session
Title
Alabama Resilience Council established, membership, responsibilities, and duties of council as an advisory group within the executive branch provided; appointment of Chief Resilience Officer; statewide resilience plan required
Description

The Alabama Resilience Council was established by Executive Order No. 736 to provide a forum for coordinating activities of state government and for facilitating interactions between state and local government and the private sector to proactively address harmful impacts on Alabama communities and infrastructure before they occur.

This bill would permanently establish the Alabama Resilience Council as an appointed advisory group within the executive branch of state government.

This bill would also provide for the rules, duties, and procedures of the council.

This bill would also authorize appointment of, and provide for the responsibilities of, a Chief Resilience Officer.

This bill would also require a statewide resilience plan that includes a statewide comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessment.

Subjects
State Government

Bill Actions

S

Enacted

S

Enacted

S

Delivered to Governor

H

Signature Requested

S

Enrolled

S

Ready to Enroll

S

Livingston Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1228

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1241

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1240 RBZRDYY-1

H

Brown 1st Substitute Offered RBZRDYY-1

H

Brown motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1239 4UKBJIR-1

H

Ways and Means General Fund Engrossed Substitute Offered 4UKBJIR-1

H

Third Reading in Second House

H

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

H

Reported Out of Committee Second House from House Ways and Means General Fund 4UKBJIR-1

H

Re-referred to Committee in Second House to House Ways and Means General Fund

H

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

H

Reported Out of Committee Second House from House State Government 4UKBJIR-1

H

Pending House State Government

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 157

S

Third Reading in House of Origin

S

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

S

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

S

Pending Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Calendar

Hearing

House Ways and Means General Fund Hearing

Room 617 at 14:00:00

Hearing

House State Government Hearing

Room 206 at 15:00:00

Hearing

Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Hearing

Finance and Taxation at 12:30:00

Bill Text

Download Enrolled PDF

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 157

January 27, 2026 Senate Passed
Yes 34
Absent 1

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1241

April 7, 2026 House Passed
Yes 96
No 1
Abstained 6
Absent 2

Third Reading in Second House

April 7, 2026 House Passed
Yes 98
Abstained 6
Absent 1

HBIR: Passed by Second House

April 7, 2026 House Passed
Yes 98
Abstained 6
Absent 1

Livingston Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Roll Call 1228

April 8, 2026 Senate Passed
Yes 26
Absent 9

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) SB137 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Introduced) SB137 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Amendment House State Government Reported Out of Committee Second House
Amendment House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1240
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Reported by Second Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee

Source: Alabama Legislature