Liquified petroleum gas; filling, storing cylinders within certain distance of public places prohibited

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Weaver
Last action: 2026-01-13
Official status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinder Safety

This bill stops permit holders from filling or storing liquefied petroleum gas cylinders within 3,000 feet of certain public places.

What This Bill Does

Adds a new rule to the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board's regulations.
Prohibits permit holders from filling or storing LP-Gas cylinders within 3,000 feet of schools, churches, hospitals, athletic fields, and other places of public gathering.
Does not apply to retail facilities that store filled LP-Gas cylinders for sale.

Who It Names or Affects

Companies with permits from the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board
Public places like schools, churches, hospitals, and athletic fields

Terms To Know

permittee: A person or company that has a permit to operate under the rules of the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.
bulk facility: A place where large amounts of liquefied petroleum gas are stored and filled into cylinders for distribution.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a company breaks this rule.
It is unclear how the new law will be enforced or who will enforce it.

Bill History

2026-01-13 Senate
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-01-13 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Official Summary Text

Liquified petroleum gas; filling, storing cylinders within certain distance of public places prohibited

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SB2 INTRODUCED
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SB2
NRBWDTJ-1
By Senator Weaver
RFD: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
First Read: 13-Jan-26
PFD: 15-May-25
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NRBWDTJ-1 05/14/2025 ZAK (L)ZAK 2025-1957
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PFD: 15-May-25
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, the filling and distributing
of liquefied petroleum gas is regulated by the Alabama
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board.
This bill would prohibit permitees of the board
from filling or storing LP-Gas cylinders for retail
sale within a certain distance of public gathering
places.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board;
to add Section 9-17-111 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to
prohibit permitees from filling or storing LP-Gas cylinders
within a certain distance of public gathering places.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 9-17-111 is added to the Code of
Alabama 1975, to read as follows:
§9-17-111
(a) No permittee operating a bulk facility for the
purpose of filling liquefied petroleum gas cylinders for
distribution for subsequent retail sale may fill or store
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distribution for subsequent retail sale may fill or store
filled liquefied petroleum gas cylinders within 3,000 feet of
the boundary line of adjoining real property upon which a
school, church, hospital, athletic field, or other place of
public gathering is located.
(b) This section shall not be construed to apply to a
retail facility where filled liquefied petroleum gas cylinders
are stored for retail sale, including as part of a liquefied
petroleum gas exchange program.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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