# Alabama SB197: Food trucks and other mobile food vendors; require one health inspection and fire inspection to apply statewide Alabama SB197, Food trucks and other mobile food vendors; require one health inspection and fire inspection to apply statewide, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dan Roberts (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-09 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB197-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB197 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Food trucks and other mobile food vendors; require one health inspection and fire inspection to apply statewide - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Enacted - Sponsor: Dan Roberts (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Health - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (288 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Food truck owners face missing certificate penalties: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2027, Alabama mobile food units must have both valid health and fire inspection certificates to operate. An owner who operates a unit, or allows it to operate, without both certificates commits a Class C misdemeanor. A second or later violation bars the owner from operating the… - Statewide food truck certificates with safety rules: mixed, medium. The law takes effect July 1, 2026. Beginning January 1, 2027, Alabama mobile food units with both valid certificates avoid repeat local health and fire inspections required to operate. The county health department where the unit's commissary is located issues the health certificate. A local fire of… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dan Roberts (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 104 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1185 | pass | 103 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Roberts motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 472 | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 473 | pass | 27 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-04-09: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2026-04-02: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1185 (House) - 2026-04-02: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Signature Requested (House) - 2026-02-25: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-02-25: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-02-19: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Roberts 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Roberts motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 472 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 473 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Health (House) - 2026-02-19: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-01-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB197-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB197-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB197-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/SB197-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB197-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB197-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-SB197-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).