# Alabama HB261: Department of Insurance, surplus line brokers providing insurance not readily available by licensed agents in this state

Alabama HB261, Department of Insurance, surplus line brokers providing insurance not readily available by licensed agents in this state, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Corley Ellis (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-05 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB261
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Department of Insurance, surplus line brokers providing insurance not readily available by licensed agents in this state
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-03-05, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Sponsor: Corley Ellis (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Insurance
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (200 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Corley Ellis (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 214 | pass | 102 | 0 |   |

## Actions (10)

- 2025-03-05: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-02-25: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 214 (House)
- 2025-02-25: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-19: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Insurance (House)
- 2025-02-12: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB261-int.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB261-int.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB261-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).