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Committee advances nine bills, holds two public hearings; amendments offered and adopted

State Senate committee · March 18, 2026

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Summary

The committee considered nine bills and held two public hearings. Substitutes and amendments were adopted on several items (including HB 381 and removal of nonprofit provisions from SB 187); multiple bills were reported favorably or approved for further action.

The committee considered nine bills in a single session and held two public hearings.

Key actions at a glance: - HB 381: Substitute adopted; sponsor (Representative Faulkner) said the substitute addresses camp-safety gaps and floodplain language. - HB 259: A state framework for stablecoin regulation was presented and advanced with no recorded objection. - HB 393: Approved on a favorable vote as a routine matter. - HB 399 (recorded as HB 3 99 in transcript): Committee addressed a senate amendment; bill moved forward as amended. - SB 358: Public hearing and industry testimony on county authority to regulate solar farms; testimony by Silver Ranch and Silicon Ranch representatives recorded; committee discussed amendments and local control but no final passage recorded in the excerpt. - SB 362: Bill to streamline rural definitions and address rural hospitals/broadband — favorable on the committee record. - SB 363: Creation of a centralized grant-management database — approved in committee. - SB 348: Prosthetics board sunset and credential registration; committee anticipated a grandfathering amendment and approved the bill on the record. - SB 187: Corporate/ALI bill; the committee discussed and placed an amendment removing nonprofit provisions into the package; a public hearing included testimony from Jeremy Walker and a representative of the Alabama Realtors expressing concerns about impacts on small nonprofits.

Procedural notes: Several motions used 'previous role' and multiple items were advanced on voice or roll calls that recorded 'Aye' responses; the chair adjourned noting nine bills, two public hearings and a motion of amendments had been processed.