Weatherization Assistance Program - ADECA Nonprofit Contracting Authority
Summary
Alabama HB609 expands the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund and authorizes ADECA to contract with nonprofit corporations to administer the state weatherization assistance program. The bill raises household income thresholds for program eligibility, enabling more low-income residents to qualify for energy efficiency improvements. The legislation passed both chambers unanimously before enrollment.
What changed
Alabama HB609, enrolled April 1, 2026, authorizes the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to contract with nonprofit corporations for administering the state weatherization assistance program. The bill expands the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund as a funding source and raises household income thresholds for program qualification.
Nonprofit organizations should prepare for potential contracting opportunities with ADECA to deliver weatherization services. Households previously ineligible due to income limits may now qualify for energy efficiency assistance, potentially increasing program demand.
What to do next
- Monitor for ADECA implementing regulations
- Review updated household income thresholds for eligibility determination
- Assess nonprofit contracting opportunities for weatherization program administration
Archived snapshot
Apr 9, 2026GovPing captured this document from the original source. If the source has since changed or been removed, this is the text as it existed at that time.
ChangeBridge / Alabama / HB609 Enrolled HB609 House Bill Enrolled 2026-04-01
Weatherization assistance; authorize ADECA to contract with certain nonprofit corporations to administer program; source of funds to Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund expanded; household income threshold to qualify for assistance revised
Bill Details
State Alabama
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search
LegiScan View on LegiScan
Sponsors
Rex Reynolds (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-04-09 H Ready to Enroll 2026-04-08 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1292 2026-04-07 S Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar 2026-04-07 S Reported Out of Committee Second House 2026-04-02 S Pending Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund 2026-04-02 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund 2026-04-01 H Engrossed 2026-04-01 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1152 2026-04-01 H Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1151 YMSTY2N-1 2026-04-01 H Ways and Means General Fund Engrossed Substitute Offered YMSTY2N-1 2026-04-01 H Third Reading in House of Origin 2026-03-19 H Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar 2026-03-18 H Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Ways and Means General Fund YMSTY2N-1 2026-03-11 H Pending House Ways and Means General Fund 2026-03-11 H Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund
Votes
2026-04-01 HBIR: Passed by House of Origin Yea: 103 Nay: 0 2026-04-01 Third Reading in House of Origin Yea: 103 Nay: 0 2026-04-01 Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1151 YMSTY2N-1 Yea: 102 Nay: 0 2026-04-01 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1152 Yea: 103 Nay: 0 2026-04-08 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1292 Yea: 30 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-03-11 H Ways and Means General Fund 2026-04-02 S Finance and Taxation General Fund
Amendments
2026-03-18 House Ways and Means General Fund Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Bill Text Versions
2026-03-11 Introduced 2026-04-01 Engrossed 0000-00-00 Enrolled
Subjects
Economic Development Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
Named provisions
Related changes
Get daily alerts for Alabama Legislative Events
Daily digest delivered to your inbox.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime.
About this page
Every important government, regulator, and court update from around the world. One place. Real-time. Free. Our mission
Source document text, dates, docket IDs, and authority are extracted directly from Alabama Legislature.
The plain-English summary, classification, and "what to do next" steps are AI-generated from the original text. Cite the source document, not the AI analysis.
Classification
Who this affects
Taxonomy
Browse Categories
Get alerts for this source
We'll email you when Alabama Legislative Events publishes new changes.