4UKBJIR-1 02/04/2026 JT (H) HSE EBO-2026-24 House State Government Reported Substitute for SB137 Page 1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the Alabama Resilience Council as an appointed advisory group within the executive branch of state government, and to provide for the rules, duties, and procedures of the council; to authorize appointment of, and provide for the responsibilities of, a Chief Resilience Officer; to require a statewide resilience plan that includes a statewide comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessment ; and to amend Section 27-2-39, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the distribution of insurance license fees to provide funding for the council.
Alabama2026Enacted
SB137
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
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In one sentence
This act: (1) establishes the Alabama Resilience Council as an appointed advisory group within the executive branch to develop resilience initiatives addressing natural and man-made disaster risks and facilitate collaboration among agencies, the private sector, and communities; (2) establishes the position of Chief Resilience Officer, appointed by the Commissioner of Insurance, to coordinate the council's activities; (3) provides the council's composition and the council's and the Chief Resilience Officer’s duties; (4) requires the Chief Resilience Officer, with oversight from the council, to develop and maintain a comprehensive statewide resilience plan by October 1, 2028, including a statewide comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessment, resilience actions, and implementation strategies; (5) establishes the Alabama Resilience Council Fund in the State Treasury to support the council's and the Chief Resilience Officer’s activities; and (6) establishes the Office of Risk and Resilience within the Department of Insurance to promote programs that address risk and resilience issues and promote a healthy insurance market.
What it does
- This act: (1) establishes the Alabama Resilience Council as an appointed advisory group within the executive branch to develop resilience initiatives addressing natural and man-made disaster risks and facilitate collaboration among agencies, the private sector, and communities; (2) establishes the position of Chief Resilience Officer, appointed by the Commissioner of Insurance, to coordinate the council's activities; (3) provides the council's composition and the council's and the Chief Resilience Officer’s duties; (4) requires the Chief Resilience Officer, with oversight from the council, to develop and maintain a comprehensive statewide resilience plan by October 1, 2028, including a statewide comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessment, resilience actions, and implementation strategies; (5) establishes the Alabama Resilience Council Fund in the State Treasury to support the council's and the Chief Resilience Officer’s activities; and (6) establishes the Office of Risk and Resilience within the Department of Insurance to promote programs that address risk and resilience issues and promote a healthy insurance market.
Who it affects
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Official summary
This act: (1) establishes the Alabama Resilience Council as an appointed advisory group within the executive branch to develop resilience initiatives addressing natural and man-made disaster risks and facilitate collaboration among agencies, the private sector, and communities; (2) establishes the position of Chief Resilience Officer, appointed by the Commissioner of Insurance, to coordinate the council's activities; (3) provides the council's composition and the council's and the Chief Resilience Officer’s duties; (4) requires the Chief Resilience Officer, with oversight from the council, to develop and maintain a comprehensive statewide resilience plan by October 1, 2028, including a statewide comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessment, resilience actions, and implementation strategies; (5) establishes the Alabama Resilience Council Fund in the State Treasury to support the council's and the Chief Resilience Officer’s activities; and (6) establishes the Office of Risk and Resilience within the Department of Insurance to promote programs that address risk and resilience issues and promote a healthy insurance market.
Official activity
Bill history
- EnactedSenate
- Livingston Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1228 (Yeas 26, Nays 0)Senate
- Delivered to GovernorSenate
- Signature RequestedHouse
- EnrolledSenate
- Ready to EnrollSenate
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1241 (Yeas 96, Nays 1)House
- Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1240 (Yeas 95, Nays 0)House
- Brown motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1239 (Yeas 96, Nays 1)House
- Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 98, Nays 0)House
- Brown 1st Substitute OfferedHouse
- Ways and Means General Fund Engrossed Substitute OfferedHouse
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarHouse
- Reported Out of Committee Second HouseHouse
- Re-referred to Committee in Second HouseHouse
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarHouse
- Reported Out of Committee Second HouseHouse
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 157 (Yeas 34, Nays 0)Senate
- Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 33, Nays 0)Senate
- Pending Committee Action in Second HouseHouse
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RBZRDYY-1 04/01/2026 KMS L cr 2026-1291 SUB SB137 BROWN SUBSTITUTE TO SB137 OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWN Page 1 SYNOPSIS: The Alabama Resilience Council was established by Executive Order No.