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SB 271 Alabama Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Municipalities, natural and manufactured gas utilities, certain fees and charges in connection with the use public streets and places restricted

SB 271 aims to restrict certain fees that municipalities can charge natural and manufactured gas utilities. The bill would prohibit municipalities from imposing specific new fees or charges on these utilities for their use of public streets and places. Additionally, it mandates that any increases to existing franchise fees paid by natural or manufactured gas utilities after December 31, 2025, must be approved by a majority vote of the municipality's residents. This legislation extends similar protections already in place for electric suppliers.
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesRestricts municipalities' ability to impose new fees on gas utilities, limiting revenue options for local budgets under fiscal management.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed May 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · May 14, 2025
MINOR
This bill was updated from its introduced version to its enrolled final version, with the primary substantive change being the addition of a new subsection (e) that clarifies municipalities can still charge franchise fees for non-electric services like cable, voice, and data. The bill also includes technical formatting updates and signature lines certifying passage by both legislative chambers.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on prohibiting municipalities from charging fees to natural or manufactured gas utilities for street use consent, while explicitly preserving the right to charge franchise fees for other utility services.
REQUIREMENT

Added new subsection (e) clarifying that municipalities retain the right to charge franchise fees for non-electric services such as cable, voice, data, and video, which were not explicitly mentioned in the original version.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill title from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' and changed document identifier from JPAP4YN-1 to JPAP4YN-2 to reflect final legislative approval.

Added signature lines for the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House certifying passage of the bill by both chambers.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
4
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1177
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 838
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Transportation and Energy)
upper
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