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House Bill 261: Committee members were told the bill would remove a bond requirement imposed on nonresident surplus-line brokers by an unintended consequence of a prior surplus-line law. The sponsor explained the bond was intended to guarantee premium tax collection but that premium tax is not typically collected on out-of-state brokers except in limited circumstances; the bill removes the bond requirement for nonresident surplus-line brokers operating under reciprocal agreements with other states. The measure was seconded and approved by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the committee transcript.

House Bill 268: Committee members were told this is a technical bill that corrects a cross-reference in the code. The sponsor noted the bill had previously passed the committee and the House in an earlier session but died in the Senate on the last day. Committee members moved, seconded and approved the bill by voice vote.

Both bills passed the committee without recorded dissent and with only brief discussion recorded in the meeting transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Alabama House Insurance Committee","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved two additional insurance-related bills on voice votes: House Bill 261 removes bond requirements for nonresident surplus-line brokers under reciprocal arrangements, and House Bill 268 corrects a cross-reference in state code.","taxTitle","Insurance, House, Alabama Legislative Sessions, Alabama","taxId",15793,"location","Alabama","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6690411,"Committee advances bill letting catastrophic savings accounts pay for fortified roofs",137,347000,484000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2377199-94e0b6a9de4d9657458e9b59ab75390d&start=347&end=484","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2377199-94e0b6a9de4d9657458e9b59ab75390d/thumbnail_347000.jpg","/articles/6690411/Alabama/Committee-advances-bill-letting-catastrophic-savings-accounts-pay-for-fortified-roofs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6690411-44059e37ab5d81c4e86e288fdb0d2d68/orig.mp4?Expires=1770972087&Signature=fttyfKYIWAjvCKkOb1i2k6e02wTsZqMLV5xKJVCq969ivDrA4YCYCa9AWEehqzm5TcIgssSm8tEr0X1trk9VmQYIXvXXFfzVRC5I1sNh1vmGE01eSgd-LoXUmCJU~re3kW9l1rm3kBpkxDMc3SYjv7oUgjdLKJuDkkj2InKVI9F6PhxMDJm0AZTwqaJB9lUIuE4o2WUAZWqr0lybFTTl8w2Sy5hGKndHSHJ2ZP3VpTLCxJj4GY4J8x8~C69QO2ve9vvhycvWlji0G6s0SlduLLgqoxNYv5lZNR2w8UbcDbOEfAzGNIAlVxhB2HqoGI6gSSeRas6w7dHcVFTb6nsuJQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A House committee voted to give House Bill 106 a favorable report on a voice vote after adopting two technical amendments, advancing the measure that would let homeowners use existing catastrophic savings accounts to pay for fortified roofs.

Representative Brown, the bill sponsor, told the committee the accounts were created in 2012 to let homeowners set aside money for deductibles after wind damage and are capped at $15,000. \"All we're doing with this bill is we're allowing them to utilize those funds for fortified roofs,\" Brown said.

The committee adopted a technical punctuation fix to a code citation and a second amendment clarifying that the law's provisions apply to tax years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2026. The first amendment was offered as \"v2a rpll-1\" and was moved by Calvin and seconded by Sellers; the committee adopted it by voice vote. The second amendment, identified in the record as \"u a A4DDGDash1,\" also passed by voice vote.

After the amendments were adopted, a motion by Representative McCampbell for a favorable report carried on a voice vote and the bill was sent out of committee as amended. The transcript records committee members voting by saying \"aye\"; there was no roll-call tally in the committee record.

Discussion in committee focused on the narrow change to allowable uses of the accounts and the effective date; no formal dissent or additional policy changes were recorded in the meeting minutes.

The bill would change the permitted uses of the catastrophic savings accounts established in 2012 so that money already allowed to cover deductibles for wind damage can also be used to pay for fortified roofs. The committee record notes the existing cap on these accounts at $15,000 and that the measure specifies applicability beginning in tax year 2026.

The committee also noted administrative housekeeping for future meetings, including expectations about submitting amendments and substitutes in advance and procedural reminders for committee members.","A House committee voted to give House Bill 106 a favorable report after adopting two technical amendments. The bill would allow funds in homeowners' catastrophic savings accounts to be used for fortified roofs and sets the effective tax-year date.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee approves technical insurance bills on surplus-line bonds and code cross-references

Committee advances bill letting catastrophic savings accounts pay for fortified roofs