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HB356 • 2026

Houston County; related to sale or redemption of lands

Houston County; related to sale or redemption of lands

Taxes
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Lee
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is stated as immediate in Section 2, but no specific calendar date for enactment was provided in the source metadata field.

Houston County Tax Land Sale and Redemption Duties

This law moves the job of selling or redeeming land for unpaid taxes in Houston County from the judge of probate to the revenue commissioner.

What This Bill Does

  • Transfers duties about selling tax lands to the revenue commissioner in Houston County.
  • Moves responsibilities for redeeming tax lands to the revenue commissioner.
  • Removes all related land sale and redemption tasks from the judge of probate.
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Judge of Probate in Houston County
  • The Revenue Commissioner in Houston County

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not explain how the transfer will be managed or if other counties can use this rule.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 House

    Enacted

  2. 2026-02-26 House

    Delivered to Governor

  3. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Signature Requested

  4. 2026-02-26 House

    Enrolled

  5. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 600 (Yeas 33, Nays 0)

  6. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 33, Nays 0)

  7. 2026-02-25 House

    Ready to Enroll

  8. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  9. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  10. 2026-02-06 Senate

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 34, Nays 0)

  11. 2026-02-05 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 276 (Yeas 17, Nays 0)

  12. 2026-02-05 House

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

  13. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  14. 2026-02-05 Senate

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

  15. 2026-02-03 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  16. 2026-02-03 House

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  17. 2026-01-29 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  18. 2026-01-29 House

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

Official Summary Text

Houston County; related to sale or redemption of lands

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HB356 ENROLLED
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HB356
RBWFVMY-2
By Representatives Lee, Clouse, Rehm, Sorrells (N & P)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 29-Jan-26
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HB356 Enrolled
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First Read: 29-Jan-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Houston County; to further provide for the
sale or redemption of lands for taxes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. In Houston County, any duties of the judge
of probate relating to the selling or redeeming of lands for
taxes shall be transferred to and performed by the revenue
commissioner, and the judge of probate shall be relieved of
all related duties
Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately.
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HB356 Enrolled
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Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately.
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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 05-Feb-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 25-Feb-26 Passed
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