Alabama House passes bill increasing safety requirements for camps

By: Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 515

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday passed a bill that would set emergency preparedness standards at camps in the state, a response to a deadly flood in Texas last year whose victims included a girl from Mountain Brook.

HB 381, sponsored by Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, requires overnight camps to obtain an emergency preparedness license from the Alabama Emergency Management Agency in order to operate.

The bill, named the Sarah Marsh Heaven’s 27 Camp …

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