Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 598: Creates the Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Act and Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Program Fund to improve birth outcomes in rural communities

In committee Last action March 10, 2026: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund

Plain-language summary

HB 598 is a bill introduced in the Alabama House on March 10, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Creates the Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Act and Rural Maternal and Infant Health Equity Program Fund to improve birth outcomes in rural communities. Primary sponsor: Curtis Travis (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Curtis Travis (Democratic).