Covington County; sheriff authorized to sell certain abandoned, unclaimed, or stolen property and firearms, auction and disposition of funds provided, constitutional amendment
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Officially: “Covington County; sheriff authorized to sell certain abandoned, unclaimed, or stolen property and firearms, auction and disposition of funds provided, 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: (1) authorize and provide procedures for the sheriff to sell abandoned or stolen personal property and firearms; (2) provide for the auction or destruction of such property; (3) provide for the disposition of proceeds; and (4) provide for reclamation of the property by the owner.
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Where it is
Enacted (latest official status) · Mar 11, 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
Hammett (M)
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-02 · yeas 30, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-31 · yeas 30, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-31 · yeas 30, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-17 · yeas 45, nays 0, abstains 58
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-17 · yeas 68, nays 0, abstains 37
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-17 · yeas 61, 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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