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HB211 • 2026

City of Loxley in Baldwin County, corporate limits altered

City of Loxley in Baldwin County, corporate limits altered

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Givens
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
Pending Committee Action in Second House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date of October 1, 2026 is explicitly stated in Section 3.

HB211: Changing the City Limits of Loxley

This law changes and extends the official boundaries of the city of Loxley in Baldwin County to include a specific piece of land known as the Bertolla Property.

What This Bill Does

  • Alters, rearranges, and extends the corporate limits of the City of Loxley.
  • Adds the Bertolla Property (Parcel ID 05-42-01-12-0-000-013.000) to the city boundaries.
  • Defines new boundary lines using specific measurements and landmarks near Cabinet Shop Road and County Highway 64.
  • Includes approximately 101 acres of land within the municipality.
  • Requires a map showing these changes to be kept in the Baldwin County Judge of Probate office for public viewing.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The City of Loxley
  • Residents and property owners on the Bertolla Property

Terms To Know

Corporate limits
The official boundary lines that define where a city or town begins and ends.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This law does not take effect until October 1, 2026.
  • The text describes only one specific property area being added to the city limits.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 75 (Yeas 12, Nays 0)

  2. 2026-01-21 House

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 48, Nays 0)

  3. 2026-01-21 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  4. 2026-01-21 Senate

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

  5. 2026-01-20 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  6. 2026-01-20 House

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  7. 2026-01-14 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  8. 2026-01-14 House

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

Official Summary Text

City of Loxley in Baldwin County, corporate limits altered

Current Bill Text

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HB211 INTRODUCED
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HB211
SL1XR58-1
By Representative Givens (N & P)
RFD: Baldwin County Legislation
First Read: 14-Jan-26
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SL1XR58-1 11/21/2025 PMG (L)ma 2025-3449
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First Read: 14-Jan-26
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to Baldwin County; to alter, rearrange, and
extend the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of
Loxley in Baldwin County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. The boundary lines and corporate limits of
the City of Loxley in Baldwin County are altered, rearranged,
and extended to include within the corporate limits of the
municipality, in addition to the lands now included, all of
the following territory:
I. Bertolla Property Legislative Annexation
Area 1: Intending to describe Parcel ID
05-42-01-12-0-000-013.000
Commencing at a 3/4" open top iron being the Southwest
corner of Section 12, Township 5 South, Range 3 East, Baldwin
County, Alabama; thence run North 00°11'56" East, 29.73 feet
to a point thence run North 89°59'33" East, 20.00 feet to a
HMR capped rebar being the intersection of the East
right-of-way of Cabinet Shop Road and the North right-of-way
of County Highway 64 and the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence run
North 00°11'56" East along said East right-of-way of Cabinet
Shop Road, 1332.25 feet to a HMR capped rebar; thence run
North 89°48'04" West, 20.00 feet to a capped rebar (10675);
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North 89°48'04" West, 20.00 feet to a capped rebar (10675);
thence run North 00°12'09" East, 969.36 feet to a 1" open top
iron; thence run North 89°55'56" East, 1866.56 feet to a
capped rebar (10675); thence run South 00°49'07" East, 1006.07
feet to a capped rebar; thence run North 89°40'27" East, 77.22
feet to a HMR capped rebar; thence run South 00°08'46" West,
1298.07 feet to a HMR capped rebar being a point on said North
right-of-way of County Highway 64; thence run South 89°59'33"
West along said North right-of-way of County Highway 64,
1962.89 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 101.12
acres, more or less.
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 City of Loxley
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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