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Alabama Legislature · HB508 · Enacted

Etowah County, repeals local constitutional amendment prohibiting municipalities not located wholly within the boundaries of the county on January 1, 1986, from annexing territory without approval at an election

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Officially: “Etowah County, repeals local constitutional amendment prohibiting municipalities not located wholly within the boundaries of the county on January 1, 1986, from annexing territory without approval at an election Read the full text

2026 regular session

What it does

This act proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Etowah County, to repeal Section 28-11.20, requiring voter approval to annex any territory within the county into any municipality not located wholly within the boundaries of the county before January 1, 1986.
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Where it is

Enacted (latest official status) · Feb 24, 2026
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Butler (M)

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-18 · yeas 34, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-17 · yeas 34, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-17 · yeas 33, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-05 · yeas 39, nays 0, abstains 64
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-05 · yeas 63, nays 0, abstains 41
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-05 · yeas 64, nays 0, abstains 41
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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