HB 356 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Houston County; related to sale or redemption of lands

HB 356 transfers Houston County's responsibility for selling or redeeming land due to unpaid property taxes from the judge of probate to the revenue commissioner. This change directly affects property owners in Houston County who may face tax sales or redemption processes. The bill requires the revenue commissioner to handle all such duties moving forward, relieving the judge of probate of these tasks. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Jan 29, 2026 Signed Mar 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 9, 2026

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to its final enrolled version, incorporating signatures from legislative leaders and official dates of passage. The substantive policy content regarding the transfer of tax land duties from the probate judge to the revenue commissioner in Houston County remains unchanged. The primary changes are technical updates to the document header, page numbering, and the addition of certification pages confirming the bill's approval by the House and Senate.

TECHNICAL

Added certification pages with signatures from the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, along with specific dates (Feb 5 and Feb 25, 2026) indicating when each chamber passed the bill.

Updated the document identifier from 'RBWFVMY-1' to 'RBWFVMY-2' and changed the header text from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' to reflect the bill's final status.

Reformatted the beginning of the act, removing the generic 'A Bill to be Entitled' boilerplate and replacing it with the specific subject matter title and the standard 'Be it Enacted' language.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Committee

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 600

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Local Legislation )

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 276

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Local Legislation)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors