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AL SB68

Local emergency management organizations; mutual aid agreements with other public and private agencies


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Introduced
02/04/2025
In Committee
03/05/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/14/2025

Introduced Session

2025 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Local emergency management organizations; mutual aid agreements with other public and private agencies

AI Summary

This bill updates Alabama's emergency management laws by replacing references to the "director" with the "governing body" of local emergency management organizations and expanding their authority to develop mutual aid agreements. The bill allows local emergency management organizations to create mutual aid agreements with public and private agencies within the state to provide reciprocal emergency assistance and protect public safety during disasters or emergencies that are too large for a single jurisdiction to handle alone. The legislation clarifies that when employees from one political subdivision are providing aid to another under a mutual aid agreement, they will retain the same powers, rights, and immunities they would have in their home jurisdiction. The bill also adds a definition of "governing body" as the political subdivision establishing the local emergency management organization and provides that these mutual aid agreements must be filed with the State Director of Emergency Management. The changes are set to take effect on October 1, 2025, giving local governments time to adapt to the new provisions.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (11)

Last Action

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (on 03/05/2025)

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