# Alabama SB137: Alabama Resilience Council established, membership, responsibilities, and duties of council as an advisory group within the executive branch provided; appointment of Chief Resilience Officer; statewide resilience plan required Alabama SB137, Alabama Resilience Council established, membership, responsibilities, and duties of council as an advisory group within the executive branch provided; appointment of Chief Resilience Officer; statewide resilience plan required, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Steve Livingston (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-17 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB137-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB137 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Alabama Resilience Council established, membership, responsibilities, and duties of council as an advisory group within the executive branch provided; appointment of Chief Resilience Officer; statewide resilience plan required - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-17, Enacted - Sponsor: Steve Livingston (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: State Government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (478 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alabama creates fund for resilience work: benefit, low. The law creates the Alabama Resilience Council Fund in the State Treasury to support the council and Chief Resilience Officer. The officer may receive and spend federal, state, or private money as allowed by law; no specific amount is provided. Payments require Comptroller warrants based on itemize… - Alabama creates insurance risk planning office: benefit, low. The law creates the Office of Risk and Resilience within the Alabama Department of Insurance. It develops and carries out programs addressing state risks and resilience and promoting a healthy insurance market. The Insurance Commissioner appoints its senior director and may hire staff, including on… - Alabama creates statewide disaster planning leadership: benefit, low. The law establishes the Alabama Resilience Council to coordinate state agencies, local governments, and private groups on disaster preparedness. The council begins when the Governor rescinds Executive Order No. 736. Members include the Governor or a designee, the Chief Resilience Officer, represent… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Livingston (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-08 | Senate | Livingston Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1228 | pass | 26 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1241 | pass | 96 | 1 | 6 | | 2026-04-07 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1240 | pass | 95 | 0 | 8 | | 2026-04-07 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 98 | 0 | 6 | | 2026-04-07 | House | Brown motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1239 | pass | 96 | 1 | 6 | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 157 | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (25) - 2026-04-17: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Livingston Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1228 (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Signature Requested (House) - 2026-04-08: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2026-04-07: Ways and Means General Fund Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-04-07: Brown motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1239 (House) - 2026-04-07: Brown 1st Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-04-07: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1240 (House) - 2026-04-07: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1241 (House) - 2026-03-11: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-03-11: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-02-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-02-05: Re-referred to Committee in Second House (House) - 2026-02-04: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-01-27: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 157 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government (House) - 2026-01-27: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-01-21: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB137-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB137-enr.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/SB137-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB137-enr.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) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB137-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).