Rep. Chip Brown

Primary HB 80

In committee · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Crimes; human trafficking, further provided; amounts awarded as civil damages, further provided

Maddy summaryHB 80 appears to address civil damages in human trafficking cases, but the provided context lacks specific details about its provisions, mechanisms, or affected parties. The bill's abstract ("Crimes; human trafficking, further provided; amounts awarded as civil damages, further provided") does not describe concrete policy changes, such as new award amounts, eligibility criteria, or procedural updates. Without additional information on what "further provided" entails, no substantive summary can be generated. The bill is currently pending committee review in the House Judiciary Committee (as of February 4, 2025), but its actual content remains unspecified in the given context.

In committee Feb 4, 2025 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 198

Signed into law · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Building codes; Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board; Alabama Residential Building Code, authorized to be established

Maddy summaryThis bill establishes a new Alabama Residential Building Code based on national standards and creates a dedicated division within the Home Builders Licensure Board to manage it. It requires local governments and residential home builders to adopt and follow these minimum standards for new construction, renovations, and repairs. Additionally, the legislation creates a state fund to support code enforcement grants and reorganizes an existing energy code board to focus solely on commercial projects.

Signed into law May 20, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 21

Signed into law · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Genetic Testing Companies, requiring consent to release customers' genetic data

Maddy summaryThis bill, known as the Alabama Genetic Data Privacy Act, requires genetic testing companies to get explicit permission from customers before using, keeping, or sharing their genetic information. Under the new rules, companies must clearly explain their data policies and obtain separate consent for each specific action, such as sharing data for research or marketing additional services. The legislation also gives consumers the right to access their data, delete their accounts, and request the destruction of their samples and genetic records within a set timeframe. To enforce these protections, the bill establishes civil penalties for companies that violate the consent requirements and assigns enforcement duties to the state Attorney General.

Signed into law May 16, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 66

Signed into law · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Seafood products, country of origin notification, correct name, differentiate between farm-raised and wild fish; required for food service establishments

Maddy summaryThis Alabama bill requires restaurants and other food service establishments to inform customers about the country of origin for seafood products they sell or advertise. The law also mandates that businesses use the correct common names for fish and shrimp and clearly distinguish between farm-raised and wild varieties. To enforce these rules, the State Department of Public Health is authorized to issue civil penalties to establishments that fail to comply. Notably, hospitals are excluded from these requirements, and the state is not obligated to provide origin information if federal law does not already require it for the specific product.

Signed into law May 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 165

Passed · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Vaccines, parental consent for minor to receive vaccine, required

Health

Passed May 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJR 193

Signed into law · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

George Hudson Place, commended

Resolutions

Signed into law May 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HJR 202

Signed into law · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Save Our Shrimpers Act, Supported

Resolutions

Signed into law May 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 197

Passed · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Veterans, to establish and operate a statewide integrated health care system dedicated to Alabama veterans and their immediate family members.

Military

Passed May 2, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 8

Passed · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Property insurance, policy cancellation, nonrenewal, reduction of coverage, insurers required to provide prior written notice, circumstances under which policy cancellation, nonrenewal or coverage restriction by insurer deemed ineffective.

Insurance

Passed Apr 25, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 87

Signed into law · Alabama House · Lead sponsor

Airport Authorities; authorities authorized to participate in and form lawful business entities or ventures, and conduct activities incidental to operation of the authority.

Authorities, Boards, & Commissions

Signed into law Apr 24, 2024 0 co-sponsors