MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday, May 6, officially put her signature on House Bill 437, Lulu’s Law, which establishes a shark alert system under the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for beaches and shorelines in Baldwin and Mobile counties.
The bill was inspired by Mountain Brook teen Lulu Gribbin, who lost her hand and leg as a result of a shark attack on Florida’s Gulf Coast in 2024. It enables Mobile and Baldwin County Emergency Management Agencies to warn individuals of a shark attack by providing alerts to be sent to mobile cellular devices in localized areas and to first responders on duty.
After signing the bill into law, Ivey said, “Alabama is proud to have the safest and most beautiful beaches in the world. The added tool of having a shark alert system will help officials in Baldwin and Mobile counties keep our beachgoers safe and enjoying the refreshing waters of our Gulf of America. It was an honor to have Lulu Gribbin with me as I signed this bill into law.”
The governor was joined in her office by Gribbin, as well as bill sponsors, Rep. David Faulkner, R-Mountain Brook, and Sen. Dan Roberts, R-Mountain Brook, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, and members of the Gribbin family.
