Manufactured Homes; certificate of title for 1999 models and earlier, Alabama Department of Revenue authorized to issue titles upon request
Manufactured Homes; certificate of title for 1999 models and earlier, Alabama Department of Revenue authorized to issue titles upon request
Taxes
Passed Legislature
This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.
Sponsor
Myrex
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
On Third Reading in Second House
Effective date
Not listed
Plain English Breakdown
The official text lists several categories where titles are prohibited. This bill specifically modifies the rule for homes from 1999 or earlier to allow them upon request, but does not explicitly restate that all other prohibitions remain unchanged in its summary language, though they appear in the amended code section.
Titles for Older Manufactured Homes in Alabama
This law allows the Alabama Department of Revenue to issue ownership titles for manufactured homes made in 1999 or earlier if a current owner asks for one.
What This Bill Does
Amends Section 32-20-21 of the Code of Alabama regarding title issuance rules.
Authorizes the Department of Revenue to issue certificates of title for homes from model year 1999 and earlier upon request by an owner.
Keeps existing rules that stop titles from being issued for modular homes or homes owned by manufacturers held for sale.
Who It Names or Affects
Current owners of manufactured homes with model years of 1999 or earlier in Alabama.
The Alabama Department of Revenue, which will process these new title requests.
Limits and Unknowns
Titles are only issued for older models if the current owner specifically requests them.
This change does not apply to modular homes or homes owned by dealers for sale.
The law becomes effective on January 1, 2027.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: This amendment changes when the new law about issuing titles for older manufactured homes will start.
The bill now takes effect on January 1, 2027.
Bill History
2026-04-08Senate
Carried Over
2026-03-11Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-03-11Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-03-03House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 720 (Yeas 69, Nays 12)
2026-03-03House
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 719 (Yeas 91, Nays 1)
2026-03-03House
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 84, Nays 5)
2026-03-03Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-03-03Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs
2026-03-03House
Engrossed
2026-03-03House
Myrex 1st Amendment Offered
2026-02-19House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-18House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-02-12House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-02-12House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government
Official Summary Text
Manufactured Homes; certificate of title for 1999 models and earlier, Alabama Department of Revenue authorized to issue titles upon request
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
HB435 ENGROSSED
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HB435
JP8WLFN-2
By Representative Myrex
RFD: State Government
First Read: 12-Feb-26
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First Read: 12-Feb-26
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to manufactured homes; to amend Section
32-20-21, Code of Alabama 1975; to authorize Alabama
Department of Revenue to issue certificates of title to
current owners of manufactured homes model year 1999 and
earlier; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to
update the existing code language to current style.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 32-20-21, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"§32-20-21
No certificate of title shall be issued for any of the
following:
(1) A manufactured home owned by the United States or
any agency thereof.
(2) A manufactured home owned by a manufacturer or
licensed manufactured home dealer and held for sale.
(3) A manufactured home owned by a nonresident of this
state and not located in this state.
(4) Manufactured homes designated 1999 and prior year
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(4) Manufactured homes designated 1999 and prior year
models , unless requested by a current owner pursuant to this
article .
(5) Modular homes.
(6) A manufactured home situated in this state and
permanently affixed to the real property on which it is placed
and for which the certificate of title or the manufacturer's
certificate of origin has been cancelled canceled pursuant to
subsection (b) of Section 32-20-20 (b).
(7) Any other manufactured homes as prescribed by the
department."
Section 2. This act shall become effective on January
1, 2027.
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1, 2027.
House of Representatives
Read for the first time and referred
to the House of Representatives
committee on State Government
................12-Feb-26
Read for the second time and placed
on the calendar:
0 amendments
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Read for the third time and passed
as amended
Yeas 69
Nays 12
Abstains 23
................03-Mar-26
John Treadwell
Clerk
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