HB103 Summary

• Business entities and churches, mosques, synagogues, or other bona fide religious institutions may continue or resume operations during a declared state of emergency if they comply with all safety precautions issued by the Governor, state agencies, or local governing bodies.

• The Alabama State House may not be closed to the public while the Legislature is in session, notwithstanding a declared state of emergency.

• This act takes precedence over any conflicting proclamations, orders, rules, or other directives adopted under the Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.

• The act applies to states of emergency declared under Section 31-9-8, Code of Alabama 1975, related to pandemics, epidemics, bioterrorism events, or novel infectious agents or biological toxins.

• The act became effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor (passed House 02-MAR-21, Senate 01-APR-21).