# Alabama HB598: Creates the Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Act and Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Program Fund to improve birth outcomes in rural communities

Alabama HB598, Creates the Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Act and Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Program Fund to improve birth outcomes in rural communities, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Curtis Travis (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 HB598
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Creates the Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Act and Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Program Fund to improve birth outcomes in rural communities
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-10
- Last action: 2026-03-10, Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Sponsor: Curtis Travis (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 22
- 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: Curtis Travis (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: Jeremy Gray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelvin Datcher (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelvin Lawrence (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: TaShina Morris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas Jackson (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/HB598-int.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/HB598-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-HB598-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).