# Alabama SB219: Insurance, to provide that service contract provider registration fees be paid into the Special Examination Revolving Fund instead of the Service Contract Revolving Fund

Alabama SB219, Insurance, to provide that service contract provider registration fees be paid into the Special Examination Revolving Fund instead of the Service Contract Revolving Fund, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Wes Kitchens (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-09 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB219
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Insurance, to provide that service contract provider registration fees be paid into the Special Examination Revolving Fund instead of the Service Contract Revolving Fund
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Enacted
- Sponsor: Wes Kitchens (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Insurance
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (270 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Emergency repair help for service contract holders: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, qualifying service contracts must offer 24-hour phone help or explain how to get after-hours emergency repairs. This applies to contracts covering services essential to public health, safety, or welfare. These contracts must also reimburse third-party repairs that require…
- Service contract fees move to examination fund: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Alabama sends service contract provider registration fees to the Special Examination Revolving Fund. Providers still pay $200 annually, subject to inflation-linked adjustments under state law. The law changes the fee destination, not the stated fee amount. Any unspent, un…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Wes Kitchens (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 101 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1178 | pass | 101 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 616 | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 34 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 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 1178 (House)
- 2026-04-02: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Signature Requested (House)
- 2026-04-02: Delivered to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-04: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2026-02-26: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Insurance (House)
- 2026-02-26: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2026-02-25: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 616 (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB219-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB219-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/SB219-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB219-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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB219-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).