HB 557 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Wilcox County; ad valorem taxes, additional tax established

This bill proposes a renewal process for Wilcox County, Alabama, to replace an expiring ad valorem tax that will end in 2027. The legislation authorizes the county commission to increase the local property tax rate by nine mills, raising the total from 10 mills to 19 mills, with the increase taking effect when the current tax expires. The additional tax revenue would be split between county general purposes and public schools, with two mills going to the county and seven mills to the school board. However, this tax increase requires voter approval at a future election before it can be implemented. The bill becomes effective on June 1, 2026, allowing time for the renewal process to be completed.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Mar 3, 2026 Signed Mar 31, 2026
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Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 31, 2026
MINOR
The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to its final enrolled version, retaining the core policy of renewing a property tax in Wilcox County. The text was reorganized to remove internal draft markers and page headers, resulting in a clean, official document ready for execution.
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Removed draft-specific metadata, including the 'Introduced' status, internal document IDs (QNA8V54-1), and page headers.

Added official 'Enrolled' status, new document ID (QNA8V54-2), and signatures certifying passage by the House and Senate.

Reordered the text to place the bill title and summary at the top, followed by the enacted sections, replacing the previous draft layout.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 895
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Local Legislation )
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 804
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Local Legislation)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Kelvin Lawrence
Kelvin Lawrence
DDemocratic
AL
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