# Alabama SB47: First responders; immunize certain community emergency responders from civil liability for rendering aid Alabama SB47, First responders; immunize certain community emergency responders from civil liability for rendering aid, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bobby D. Singleton (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2025-04-02 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB47-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB47 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: First responders; immunize certain community emergency responders from civil liability for rendering aid - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-04-02, Enacted - Sponsor: Bobby D. Singleton (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Courts & Judges - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (265 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More legal protection for trained community responders: benefit, low. Since October 1, 2025, Alabama law protects trained community emergency response team members and affiliates from civil damages. They must have completed training recognized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). They must give first aid or emergency care for free and in good faith at a… - More legal protection for unpaid emergency professionals: benefit, low. Since October 1, 2025, Alabama law protects certain unpaid professionals and people they directly supervise from civil damages during emergency response. Covered professionals include licensed engineers, architects, surveyors, contractors, and subcontractors. They must work under or with a communit… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bobby D. Singleton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Merika Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Stewart (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-19 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 477 | pass | 102 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 102 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 188 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 30 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-04-02: Enacted (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2025-03-19: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 477 (House) - 2025-03-19: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-03-05: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2025-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-25: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 188 (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (House) - 2025-02-25: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2025-02-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB47-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB47-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted) - SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted) - SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted) - HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted) - HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted) - HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB47-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB47-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs) - [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs) - [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs) - [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs) - [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs) - [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs) - [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-SB47-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).