Covington County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment
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Moved
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Became law
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Officially: “Covington County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment” Read the full text
2026 regular session
What it does
This act proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Covington County, to authorize qualified taxpayers 65 years of age or older to claim a senior property tax exemption for single-family owner-occupied residential property beginning October 1, 2027, subject to certain conditions.
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Where it is
Enacted (latest official status) · Feb 24, 2026
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The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Hammett (M)
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-12 · yeas 33, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-10 · yeas 33, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-10 · yeas 33, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-04 · yeas 48, nays 0, abstains 54
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-04 · yeas 68, nays 0, abstains 35
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-04 · yeas 61, nays 0, abstains 42
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Alabama legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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