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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama establishes poultry export grants, infrastructure fund, and risk monitoring task force under HB 550
Last action · March 3, 2026: Pending Committee Action in House of OriginSponsor: Curtis Travis
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What This Bill Would Do
HB 550 requires the Department of Agriculture and Industries to establish a grant program and capital investment fund to support poultry producers, processors, and exporters affected by s, effective July 1, 2027. The bill also mandates state efforts to expand in-state poultry demand through public institutional purchasing and creates a nine-member Poultry Trade Risk Monitoring Task Force.
Poultry producers and exporters facing foreign tariffs gain access to direct financial recovery grants and infrastructure funding for cold storage and refrigerated transport, while public schools and state institutions face new preferential purchasing requirements for poultry products.
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.
Poultry producers, processors, and exporters
Eligible entities may receive direct financial assistance, capital investment grants or loans, and international market entry support.
Department of Agriculture and Industries
The department is tasked with establishing the grant program, capital investment fund, international market assistance, and supporting domestic demand initiatives.
Public institutions and school meal programs
These entities are subject to preferential purchasing requirements for poultry products.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 3, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Mar 3, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government
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Mandated Preferential Public Purchasing
The bill explicitly mandates preferential purchasing of poultry products in public institutions and school meal programs to bolster in-state demand.
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- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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