KLS Keeping Law Simple Legislation in plain English

Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.

Back to Alabama

HB197 • 2026

Community development district; Act 2025-294, which authorized annexation of certain district by a wet municipality, repealed

Community development district; Act 2025-294, which authorized annexation of certain district by a wet municipality, repealed

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Myrex
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the immediate effectiveness of the bill or its impact on other community development district regulations.

Repealing a Law About Community Development Districts

This bill removes Act 2025-294, which allowed certain community development districts to be annexed by wet municipalities.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes Act 2025-294, which had let specific community development districts join with wet municipalities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who live in or work within community development districts that were allowed to be annexed by wet municipalities under Act 2025-294.
  • Wet municipalities that had the option to annex certain community development districts.

Terms To Know

Community Development District
A special area within a county where local government can provide services and manage land use.
Wet Municipality
A city or town that allows the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what will happen to community development districts after Act 2025-294 is removed.
  • It's unclear if other laws about annexation are affected by this change.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism

Official Summary Text

Community development district; Act 2025-294, which authorized annexation of certain district by a wet municipality, repealed

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HB197 INTRODUCED
Page 0
HB197
YMVWD2N-1
By Representative Myrex
RFD: Economic Development and Tourism
First Read: 13-Jan-26
1
2
3
4
5
YMVWD2N-1 01/06/2026 PMG (L)cr 2026-47
Page 1
First Read: 13-Jan-26
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, a community development
district may be created within a dry county, which
permits the sale of alcoholic beverages within that
district.
This bill would repeal Act 2025-294, which had
authorized the annexation of a certain type of
community development district by a wet municipality in
the county where the district is situated.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to community development districts; to repeal
Act 2025-294, authorizing the annexation of a specific
community development district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Act 2025-294, authorizing the annexation of
a specific community development district, is repealed.
Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25