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SB282

Titles for Older Manufactured Homes in Alabama

Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 9:06 AM

In one sentence

This law allows the Alabama Department of Revenue to issue a certificate of title for manufactured homes from model year 1999 or earlier if the current owner requests it.

What it does

  • Amends Section 32-20-21 of the Code of Alabama regarding certificates of title.
  • Authorizes the Department of Revenue to issue titles for manufactured homes from model year 1999 or earlier upon request by a current owner.
  • Maintains rules that stop titles from being issued for homes owned by the U.S. government, dealers holding them for sale, nonresidents outside Alabama, modular homes, and homes permanently attached to land with cancelled titles.

Who it affects

  • Current owners of manufactured homes built in model year 1999 or earlier.
  • The Alabama Department of Revenue

Limits and unknowns

  • Titles are only issued if the current owner requests them.
  • Titles cannot be issued for homes owned by the U.S. government, dealers holding units for sale, nonresidents outside Alabama, modular homes, or homes permanently attached to land with cancelled titles.
  • The law takes effect on January 1, 2027.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

This act amends Section 32-20-21, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the Department of Revenue to issue certificates of title for manufactured homes designated as 1999 or prior year models upon request of the owner.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. EnactedSenate
  2. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1318 (Yeas 102, Nays 0)House
  3. Delivered to GovernorSenate
  4. Signature RequestedHouse
  5. EnrolledSenate
  6. Ready to EnrollSenate
  7. Ready to EnrollSenate
  8. Third Reading in Second HouseHouse
  9. Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarHouse
  10. Reported Out of Committee Second HouseHouse
  11. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 553 (Yeas 35, Nays 0)Senate
  12. Bell motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 552 (Yeas 35, Nays 0)Senate
  13. Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 34, Nays 0)Senate
  14. Pending Committee Action in Second HouseHouse
  15. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Fiscal ResponsibilityHouse
  16. EngrossedSenate
  17. Bell 1st Amendment OfferedSenate
  18. Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSenate
  19. Reported Out of Committee House of OriginSenate
  20. Pending Committee Action in House of OriginSenate

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

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This amendment changes when the new law about issuing titles for older manufactured homes will start.