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SB8 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Jan 23, 2026
SB8 Alabama 2026 Session
Senate Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2026 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Gerald H. Allen SenatorRepublican - Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Emergency Management Agency; authorization to use public funds for educational materials for the public
- Description
Under existing law, the Director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency is authorized to spend public monies to carry out the emergency preparedness and emergency response functions of the agency.
This bill would specify that this authorization extends to the purchase from public funds of promotional and educational materials that further public awareness of the agency and emergency preparedness.
This bill would also delete duplicative language and make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- Public Safety & Emergencies
Bill Actions
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 125
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 Finance and Taxation General Fund
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
S
Prefiled
Calendar
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 125
Yes
32
Absent
3
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
32
Absent
3
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
32
Absent
3
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature