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HB202 • 2026

Baldwin County; Town of Magnolia Springs, corporate limits altered

Baldwin County; Town of Magnolia Springs, corporate limits altered

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Fidler
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Changes to Magnolia Springs Town Limits

This law changes the boundaries of the town of Magnolia Springs in Baldwin County, Alabama.

What This Bill Does

  • Alters and rearranges the boundary lines of Magnolia Springs to include new land.
  • Specifies a starting point at an iron pin marker for the new boundary.
  • Draws a line from this starting point northward, then westward, southward, and eastward back to the start.
  • Includes specific easements over Schindler Lane and Lipscomb Road within the new boundaries.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The town of Magnolia Springs in Baldwin County
  • Residents and property owners near the altered boundary lines

Terms To Know

Corporate limits
The official boundaries of a city or town.
Easement
A right to use another person's land for a specific purpose, like access roads.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact impact on residents and property owners is not detailed in the bill.
  • A map showing the proposed changes must be inspected at the Judge of Probate’s office.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 House

    Enacted

  2. 2026-02-17 House

    Delivered to Governor

  3. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Signature Requested

  4. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 361 (Yeas 29, Nays 0)

  5. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 29, Nays 0)

  6. 2026-02-12 House

    Enrolled

  7. 2026-02-12 House

    Ready to Enroll

  8. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  9. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  10. 2026-01-21 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 73 (Yeas 16, Nays 0)

  11. 2026-01-21 House

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 53, Nays 0)

  12. 2026-01-21 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  13. 2026-01-21 Senate

    Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation

  14. 2026-01-20 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  15. 2026-01-20 House

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  16. 2026-01-13 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  17. 2026-01-13 House

    Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Baldwin County Legislation

Official Summary Text

Baldwin County; Town of Magnolia Springs, corporate limits altered

Current Bill Text

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HB202 ENROLLED
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HB202
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By Representative Fidler (N & P)
RFD: Baldwin County Legislation
First Read: 13-Jan-26
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HB202 Enrolled
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First Read: 13-Jan-26
Enrolled, An Act,
In Baldwin County to alter, rearrange, and extend the
boundary lines and corporate limits of the Town of Magnolia
Springs in Baldwin County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. The boundary lines and corporate limits of
the Town of Magnolia Springs in Baldwin County are altered and
rearranged to include within the corporate limits of the
municipality, in addition to the lands now included, all of
the following territory:
Commence at the center of Section 28, Township 7 South,
Range 3 East, St. Stephens Meridian, as shown by map or plat
of Coles Live Oak Park Addition to Magnolia Springs, recorded
in Map Book 1, Page 105, Probate Records, Baldwin County,
Alabama, and run thence North 00 degrees 34 minutes 09 seconds
East, a distance of 50 feet to an iron pin marker for the
POINT OF BEGINNING; thence continue North 00 degrees 34
minutes 09 seconds East, a distance of 1294.09 feet to an iron
pin marker; thence run South 89 degrees 50 minutes 49 seconds
West, a distance of 2666.80 feet; thence run South 00 degrees
04 minutes 04 seconds West, a distance of 1284.4 feet to a
point on the North margin of U.S. Highway No. 98; thence run
South 89 degrees 56 minutes 46 seconds East, along said
Highway, a distance of 2655.46 feet to the Point of Beginning;
SUBJECT TO a right of way easement, over and across, the East
20 feet thereof in use as part of Schindler Lane AND ALSO
SUBJECT TO a 30 foot right of way easement, over and across
the West 30 feet thereof, in use as part of Lipscomb Road.
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the West 30 feet thereof, in use as part of Lipscomb Road.
Tract lies in the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 7
South, Range 3 East, Baldwin County, Alabama.
Section 2. In accordance with Section 11-42-6 of the
Code of Alabama 1975, a map showing the proposed territory to
be altered, rearranged, and extended from the Town of Magnolia
Springs is on file and open to public inspection in the Office
of the Judge of Probate in Baldwin County, Alabama.
Section 3. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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1, 2026.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 21-Jan-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 12-Feb-26 Passed
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