AlabamaAlabama may use statewide nonprofits to provide weatherization help
Starting June 1, 2026, Alabama’s economic affairs department may contract with qualifying statewide nonprofits to provide energy assistance to eligible residents.
What it does
The Department of Economic and Community Affairs may contract with qualifying statewide nonprofits to provide energy assistance to eligible residents. These groups must meet standards for their work, governance, and ability to combine funds.
The Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund may receive money from several sources, including taxpayer contributions, gifts, grants, and interest. Legislative appropriations and other revenue sources remain at the Legislature's discretion.
Argument forQualifying nonprofits may be able to combine public and private funds, which could help support weatherization work for eligible residents.
Argument againstThe nonprofit standards could limit which groups can receive contracts, leaving fewer organizations able to provide assistance in some areas.
More detail
The Department of Economic and Community Affairs may contract with statewide resiliency organizations to provide energy assistance. The assistance is for people eligible under this article. Organizations must meet the listed nonprofit, housing-efficiency, conflict-of-interest, board service, program participation, and funding-capacity standards. The act takes effect June 1, 2026.
The fund may receive money from the listed sources, including taxpayer contributions, legislative appropriations, gifts, grants, contributions, interest, and other lawful sources. These sources apply to the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund, which provides weatherization assistance. Legislative appropriations and other revenue sources are at the Legislature's discretion. The act takes effect June 1, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Apr 17EnactedBecame Law
- Apr 9Ready to Enroll
- Apr 9EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 9Signature Requested
- Apr 9Delivered to GovernorMinor
- Apr 8Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1292Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1292. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 7Reported Out of Committee Second House
- Apr 7Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Finance and Taxation General Fund)Minor
- Apr 2Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General FundMinor
- Apr 2Pending Committee Action in Second House (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
- Apr 1Third Reading in House of Origin
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1152. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1151. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Third Reading in House of Origin. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 1Ways and Means General Fund Engrossed Substitute Offered (Ways and Means General Fund)Minor
- Apr 1Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1151Major
- Apr 1Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1152Passed House
- Apr 1Engrossed
- Mar 19Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Ways and Means General Fund)Minor
- Mar 18Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Ways and Means General Fund)
- Mar 11Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General FundMinor
- Mar 11Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means General Fund)Introduced
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