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AL HB 497

died on adjournment

Mental health; Alabama Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities Community Incident Prevention and Management System provided, incident types and reporting requirements established, implementation required, adoption of more stringent reporting requirements in certain circumstances prohibited

Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did AL HB 497 pass?

No. AL HB 497 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-24): Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government

What is AL HB 497 about?

Mental Health

Who sponsors AL HB 497?

Easterbrook is the primary sponsor of AL HB 497.

Description

Mental Health

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-24 — Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Easterbrookprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-24

    Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government

    reading-1,referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-24

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Government)

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search

Attribution

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