# Alabama HB273: Municipal employees; eligible to receive grant funds paid through municipal treasury in certain circumstances

Alabama HB273, Municipal employees; eligible to receive grant funds paid through municipal treasury in certain circumstances, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kelvin Datcher (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-10 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB273
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Municipal employees; eligible to receive grant funds paid through municipal treasury in certain circumstances
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-03-10, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Sponsor: Kelvin Datcher (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Counties & Municipalities
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (355 yes, 27 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: Kelvin Datcher (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 764 | pass | 83 | 15 | 7 |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 84 | 7 | 10 |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 762 | pass | 92 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 763 | pass | 96 | 0 | 9 |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-03-10: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-03-05: County and Municipal Government Engrossed Substitute Offered (House)
- 2026-03-05: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 762 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Jones 1st Amendment Offered (House)
- 2026-03-05: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 763 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 764 (House)
- 2026-03-05: Engrossed (House)
- 2026-03-05: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-21: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-15: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government (House)
- 2026-01-15: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB273-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB273-eng.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted)
- SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted)
- SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted)
- HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted)
- SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted)
- SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB273-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB273-eng.pdf)

## Related
- [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs)
- [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs)
- [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs)
- [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs)
- [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs)
- [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB273-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).