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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama HB 273 amendment allows municipal first responders to receive certain grant funds
Last action · March 10, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Kelvin Datcher
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What This Bill Would Do
Representative Jones offered an amendment to HB 273 allowing municipal s to receive grant funds paid through the municipal treasury, provided they have no decision-making role regarding the funds and are not s or family members of public officials under Section 36-25-1.
Changes eligibility rules so that municipal s can access specific grant funds distributed via municipal treasuries, provided they meet conflict-of-interest and role limitations.
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.
First responders
First responders employed by municipalities become eligible to receive grant funds paid through the municipal treasury under specific conditions.
Public officials
Public officials and their family members remain barred from receiving these grant funds.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can any municipal employee receive grant funds under this amendment?
Are public officials or their families eligible for these grants?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
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Procedural history
15 actions- Mar 10, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 10, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 5, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Mar 5, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government
- Mar 5, 2026HouseEngrossed
- Mar 5, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 764
Show 9 earlier actions
- Mar 5, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 763
- Mar 5, 2026HouseJones 1st Amendment Offered
- Mar 5, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 762
- Mar 5, 2026HouseCounty and Municipal Government Engrossed Substitute Offered
- Mar 5, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Jan 21, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 21, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 15, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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