Senate Bill 288 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Tim MelsonSenator
Republican
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Title: Agriculture authorities; directors on board required to appoint own successor, make purchases through national or regional governmental cooperative purchasing program authorized
Description: Under existing law, the directors of an agriculture authority's board of directors are appointed by a combination of the county commission and legislative delegation where the agriculture authority is located.
This bill would require a director to appoint his or her own successor upon expiration of the director's term five years after an agriculture authority is established.
Under existing law, an agriculture authority may only purchase items on the statewide public contract list.
This bill would authorize an agriculture authority to make purchases through a national or regional governmental cooperative purchasing program.
Subjects: Agriculture & Forestry

Pending Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry