# Alabama SB378: Dam Safety Program; Emergency Management Agency required to administer, agency approval of participating dam construction, modification, or removal required Alabama SB378, Dam Safety Program; Emergency Management Agency required to administer, agency approval of participating dam construction, modification, or removal required, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Clyde Chambliss (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-15 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB378-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB378 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Dam Safety Program; Emergency Management Agency required to administer, agency approval of participating dam construction, modification, or removal required - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-03-31 - Last action: 2026-04-15, Enacted - Sponsor: Clyde Chambliss (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Buildings, Construction & Infrastructure - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (160 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alabama centralizes dam safety oversight: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Alabama Emergency Management Agency runs the Alabama Dam Safety Program. It must seek federal, state, and private funds, including federal emergency management grants; no funding amount is guaranteed. It must work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to include relev… - Public access to dam records limited: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, dam and reservoir records kept under this law by state or local emergency management agencies are not public documents. This limits public access to those records. Local agencies must transfer their records and information to the Alabama Dam Safety Program before January… - Hazardous dams require emergency safety plans: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, small barriers remain covered by the dam safety law when classified as high hazard. Otherwise, barriers no more than 6 feet high or holding no more than 15 acre-feet are excluded. Participating owners of high- or significant-hazard dams and reservoirs must file emergency… - Dam owners face reviews and fees: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, participating owners need Alabama Emergency Management Agency approval before building, rebuilding, enlarging, changing, repairing, or operating dams or reservoirs, or breaching, abandoning, or removing them. Owners must submit plans signed and sealed by the design engine… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Clyde Chambliss (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-09 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1328 | pass | 94 | 0 | 5 | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1123 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-04-15: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1328 (House) - 2026-04-09: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Signature Requested (House) - 2026-04-07: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-04-07: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-04-02: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1123 (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government (House) - 2026-04-02: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-04-01: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB378-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB378-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/SB378-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB378-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-SB378-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).