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Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 79: Vessel Registration; amends boater registration fees and their distribution

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 79 is a bill introduced in the Alabama House on December 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Vessel Registration; amends boater registration fees and their distribution. Primary sponsor: Danny Crawford (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): Third Reading in House of Origin.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Waters & Boating

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Danny CrawfordPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Third Reading in House of Origin
  2. Crawford Motion to Substitute SB35 for HB79 a Companion Bill - Adopted Voice Vote
  3. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
  4. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Ways and Means General Fund)
  5. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund
  6. Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means General Fund)
  7. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source