Representative Chip Brown (R)

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State Representative Chip Brown represents House District 105 which consists of the communities of Grand Bay, St. Elmo, Irvington, Theodore, Hollingers Island, Mon Louis Island, Dog River, Fowl River and Coden along with the Town of Dauphin Island and the City of Bayou La Batre.
Chip is a lifelong resident of South Alabama and lives on Hollingers Island, Alabama.
Chip is a business owner, Realtor and entrepreneur.
Following the tragic events of September 11, 2001, Chip joined the Alabama Army National Guard and served on active duty with the US Army and US Central Command at the Forward Command Headquarters during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He also deployed twice as a Military Adviser based in Kabul, Afghanistan for the International Security Assistance Force and US Forces Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. Chip was injured in training at Fort Sill, OK and is a disabled Veteran.
In the Legislature he serves as Chairman of the Committee on Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit, Insurance Committee, where he serves as a Sub Committee Chairman, Economic Development and Tourism Committee, and Mobile Local Legislation Committee. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the House Republican Caucus. Chip also works as a member of the Energy Council, Oil and Gas Study Committee, Veterans Mental Health Task Force, Advanced Air Mobility Task Force, Sexual Assault Task Force, Sportsman’s Caucus, Rural Caucus, and Taiwan Caucus.
Chip is a former Chairman of the board for the Make A Wish Foundation of Alabama and for several years volunteered his time serving as a youth baseball, football, soccer and basketball coach. Chip and his wife Aimee have one son and they attend St. Philip Neri Parish in Fowl River, Alabama. He is a graduate of Troy State University, a Top Ten Graduate of The Defense Department Information School and he has a Master’s Degree in Strategic Communication from National University.
| Committee | Position |
|---|---|
Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit | Chairperson |
Economic Development and Tourism | Member |
Insurance | Member |
Mobile County Legislation | Member |
Alabama Oil and Gas Study Committee | Member |
| Legislation | Title | Status | Last Action | Last Action Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HB32026 Regular Session | Taxation; to exempt certain retail sales of fish or other seafood from sales and use taxes | Read Second Time in Second House | Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar | 4/7/2026 |
HB272026 Regular Session | Relating to Catastrophe Savings Accounts; expands allowable expenses | Enacted | Enacted | 2/24/2026 |
HB282026 Regular Session | Taxation; to establish an income tax credit for oyster shell recycling | Read Second Time in Second House | Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar | 4/7/2026 |
HB382026 Regular Session | State waters; Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force established to remediate seagrass loss within state marine waters | Enacted | Enacted | 3/9/2026 |
HB392026 Regular Session | Seafood dealer license; license fee for applicants holding other seafood licenses revised; retroactive effect provided | Read Second Time in Second House | Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar | 2/5/2026 |
HB1192026 Regular Session | Fire protection fee; extend requirement to manufactured homes | Enacted | Enacted | 2/24/2026 |
HB1262026 Regular Session | Bail; pretrial detention hearing, required without exception for certain crimes resulting in death | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 1/13/2026 |
HB1272026 Regular Session | Pharmaceuticals; prohibiting the Board of Pharmacy from disciplining pharmacists who recommend off-label use of a drug; allowing over-the-counter sale of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine. | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | 1/13/2026 |
HB1352026 Regular Session | Ports; creates the Alabama Port Infrastructure Grant Program in Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs | Pending Committee Action in Second House | Pending Committee Action in Second House | 2/26/2026 |
HB1412026 Regular Session | Public utilities; maximum fees payable to directors of certain public utility corporations increased, terms of certain directors extended | Enacted | Enacted | 4/17/2026 |
HB1792026 Regular Session | Alabama Resilience Council, created | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin | 2/3/2026 |
HJR1792026 Regular Session | Congress urged to authorize a reliability report on Marine Highway 65 | Enacted | Enacted | 3/17/2026 |
HJR1802026 Regular Session | Founding of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Celebrated | Enacted | Enacted | 3/17/2026 |
HJR1992026 Regular Session | Captain Ted Johnson, commended | Enacted | Enacted | 3/24/2026 |
HB2962026 Regular Session | Consumer Protection, Rental Home Marketplace Guarantees Act created | Read Second Time in Second House | Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar | 2/25/2026 |
HB32026 Regular Session
Taxation & Revenue
Taxation; to exempt certain retail sales of fish or other seafood from sales and use taxes
Status: Read Second Time in Second House
Last Action: 4/7/2026 Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar
HB272026 Regular Session
Taxation & Revenue
Relating to Catastrophe Savings Accounts; expands allowable expenses
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 2/24/2026 Enacted
HB282026 Regular Session
Taxation & Revenue
Taxation; to establish an income tax credit for oyster shell recycling
Status: Read Second Time in Second House
Last Action: 4/7/2026 Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar
HB382026 Regular Session
Conservation & Natural Resources
State waters; Alabama Seagrass Restoration Task Force established to remediate seagrass loss within state marine waters
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 3/9/2026 Enacted
HB392026 Regular Session
Conservation & Natural Resources
Seafood dealer license; license fee for applicants holding other seafood licenses revised; retroactive effect provided
Status: Read Second Time in Second House
Last Action: 2/5/2026 Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar
HB1192026 Regular Session
Mobile County
Fire protection fee; extend requirement to manufactured homes
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 2/24/2026 Enacted
HB1262026 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure
Bail; pretrial detention hearing, required without exception for certain crimes resulting in death
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 1/13/2026 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
HB1272026 Regular Session
Occupational Licensing Boards
Pharmaceuticals; prohibiting the Board of Pharmacy from disciplining pharmacists who recommend off-label use of a drug; allowing over-the-counter sale of Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine.
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 1/13/2026 Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
HB1352026 Regular Session
Economic Development
Ports; creates the Alabama Port Infrastructure Grant Program in Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
Status: Pending Committee Action in Second House
Last Action: 2/26/2026 Pending Committee Action in Second House
HB1412026 Regular Session
Counties & Municipalities
Public utilities; maximum fees payable to directors of certain public utility corporations increased, terms of certain directors extended
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 4/17/2026 Enacted
HB1792026 Regular Session
State Government
Alabama Resilience Council, created
Status: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Last Action: 2/3/2026 Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin
HJR1792026 Regular Session
House Joint Resolution
Congress urged to authorize a reliability report on Marine Highway 65
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 3/17/2026 Enacted
HJR1802026 Regular Session
House Joint Resolution
Founding of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Celebrated
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 3/17/2026 Enacted
HJR1992026 Regular Session
House Joint Resolution
Captain Ted Johnson, commended
Status: Enacted
Last Action: 3/24/2026 Enacted
HB2962026 Regular Session
Consumer Protection
Consumer Protection, Rental Home Marketplace Guarantees Act created
Status: Read Second Time in Second House
Last Action: 2/25/2026 Read for the Second Time and Placed on the Calendar