# Alabama HB595: Rural emergency medical services support, establishes grant program to support operational costs of EMS providers, supports scholarship and training costs

Alabama HB595, Rural emergency medical services support, establishes grant program to support operational costs of EMS providers, supports scholarship and training costs, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kelvin Lawrence (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-10 (Pending Committee Action in House of Origin) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB595
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Rural emergency medical services support, establishes grant program to support operational costs of EMS providers, supports scholarship and training costs
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-10
- Last action: 2026-03-10, Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Sponsor: Kelvin Lawrence (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Subjects: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kelvin Lawrence (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adline Clarke (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anthony Daniels (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Drummond (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris England (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Curtis Travis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Gray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Juandalynn Givan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelvin Datcher (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenyatté Hassell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laura Hall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: M. Moore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marilyn Lands (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Napoleon Bracy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Neil Rafferty (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ontario Tillman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrice McClammy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Sellers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Pebblin W. Warren (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Phillip Ensler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Prince Chestnut (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rolanda Hollis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sam Jones (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: TaShina Morris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Travis Hendrix (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2026-03-10: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund (House)
- 2026-03-10: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB595-int.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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)
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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB595-int.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-HB595-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).