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SB 2ALABAMASession 2026rsState Billin committee

Alabama prohibits filling or storing LP-Gas cylinders within 3,000 feet of schools and public gathering places

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

Last action · January 13, 2026: Pending Committee Action in House of OriginSponsor: April Weaver

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What This Bill Would Do

Alabama prohibits permittees from filling or storing cylinders for retail sale within 3,000 feet of schools, churches, hospitals, athletic fields, or other public gathering places, starting October 1, 2026.

Why it matters

Commercial operators of bulk gas facilities face new geographic restrictions on where they can store or fill propane cylinders near populated community sites.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board permittees

Bulk facility operators are prohibited from filling or storing LP-Gas cylinders within 3,000 feet of public gathering places.

Directly affected

Retail facilities and exchange programs

Retail facilities storing filled cylinders for sale and exchange programs are explicitly exempted from the new distance restrictions.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this ban affect standard retail propane exchange cages outside convenience stores?

No. The bill explicitly exempts retail facilities where filled cylinders are stored for retail sale, including LP-gas exchange programs.

What specific public locations are protected by the 3,000-foot buffer?

The restriction applies to adjoining real property housing a school, church, hospital, athletic field, or other place of public gathering.

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

2 actions

Jan 13, 2026SenateCommittee
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroduced
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, April Weaver

OrganizationAlabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board“Regulates the filling and distributing of liquefied petroleum gas in Alabama.”Map →

PersonApril Weaver“Senator who introduced Senate Bill 2.”Map →

Sources

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alison.legislature.state.al.us

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