Alabama Senate Part 2

Alabama Senate · April 1, 2026

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House Bill 381 — 'Sarah Marsh / Heavenly 27 Camp Safety Act' (camp safety licensing)

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Sen. Roberts presented House Bill 381, prompted by a July 4, 2025 flash flood at Camp Mystic in Texas that killed 27 campers including 8-year-old Sarah Marsh, and described requirements for residential camps to obtain an emergency preparedness license from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency (AEMA), background checks, weather monitoring, evacuation and sheltering plans, NOAA weather radios, and limits on constructing cabins in 100‑year floodplains. He noted the bill had multiple amendments and a public registry of licensed camps. Senator Roberts recognized guests Patrick and Jill Marsh in갂

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The Alabama Senate met March 31, 2026, and debated and passed several bills including a residential camp-safety licensing bill (the "Sarah Marsh / Heavenly 27" act), new rules for tax increment financing, a statewide grant database, expanded firefighter disability coverage including Parkinson's, a post-election audit law, a state stablecoin licensing framework, and an amendment protecting Choose Act students' athletic eligibility.

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