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AL SB346

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Steve Livingston

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

SB346 Summary

  • Permanently establishes the Alabama Resilience Council as an appointed advisory group within Alabama's executive branch to coordinate resilience activities and facilitate public-private partnerships addressing harmful impacts on communities and infrastructure.

  • Council membership includes voting members from 16 state agencies (Agriculture, Commerce, Conservation, Economic Affairs, Environmental Management, Finance, Insurance, Public Health, Transportation, Emergency Management, Forestry, Geological Survey, Military Department, Information Technology, and State Law Enforcement) plus the Governor, with non-voting federal representatives and Governor-appointed members.

  • Authorizes the Governor to appoint a Chief Resilience Officer to coordinate council activities and develop, maintain, and implement a statewide resilience plan addressing comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessments.

  • Requires the statewide resilience plan to include a comprehensive risk and vulnerability assessment, prioritized resilience actions with cost-benefit analysis, and an implementation strategy with defined roles, responsibilities, timelines, and metrics; initial plan due within two years of Chief Officer appointment with biennial updates thereafter.

  • Becomes effective October 1, 2025.

Legislative Description

Alabama Resilience Council, created

State & State Officers

Last Action

Pending Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

4/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development4/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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