Relating to municipalities; to amend Section 11-42-5 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to validate and ratify under certain conditions any municipal annexation by any municipality prior to the effective date of this act notwithstanding any procedural defect by the municipality.
Summary
Municipalities, annexation, validated notwithstanding procedural defect.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 6, 2023
Signed May 31, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
4
May 31, 2023
Became law
Enacted as 2023-335
May 18, 2023
Senate · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
May 9, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
May 9, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported Favorably (County and Municipal Government)
Apr 27, 2023
House · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
Mar 22, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
Mar 22, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Reported Favorably (County and Municipal Government)
Mar 6, 2023
House · Introduced
Introduced and Referred (County and Municipal Government)
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Hill
RRepublican
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