Escambia County; district court, location of holding court for cases arising under ordinances of certain municipalities authorized, constitutional amendment
This constitutional amendment proposes allowing Escambia County's district court to hold sessions in the county courthouse for cases involving municipal ordinances from any municipality in the county that lacks its own municipal court. It directly affects Escambia County municipalities without municipal courts and the county's judicial system by enabling district court to handle these cases centrally. The amendment requires voter approval to become part of Alabama's constitution, as specified in Section 3 of the bill.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Signed Feb 17, 2026
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Introduced
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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Feb 17, 2026
MINOR
The document has transitioned from an introduced draft to the final enrolled version, updating the bill number and adding official signatures and dates. The core policy content regarding the proposed constitutional amendment for Escambia County remains unchanged.
Scope change
No change in scope; the substantive policy regarding the district court's authority in Escambia County is identical.
TECHNICAL
Updated the bill identifier from HB191 (Introduced) to HB191 (Enrolled) and changed the internal document code from 5V1IA3M-1 to 5V1IA3M-2.
Added official certification lines including signatures for the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and specific passage dates for the House and Senate.
Removed the 'Synopsis' section and introductory draft headers that were present in the introduced version but are not part of the final enrolled text.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 364
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 363
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Local Legislation )
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 92
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Local Legislation)
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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