Local commissions and authorities; prohibition on officers serving on commission or board of directors of authority removed for certain municipalities

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Chestnut
Last action: 2026-03-17
Official status: Read Second Time in Second House
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Local Commissions and Authorities; Allowing Officers to Serve on Certain Boards

This bill removes restrictions that prevent municipal officials from serving on certain local boards in Alabama.

What This Bill Does

Allows city officers in towns with fewer than 7,500 people to join the planning commission.
Permits county commissions to let city officers serve on water, sewer, or fire protection authority boards.
Enables appointing authorities to choose county or city officials for solid waste disposal district boards if those officials are not part of the governing body.

Who It Names or Affects

Municipalities with fewer than 7,500 residents
County commissions and their water, sewer, and fire protection authority boards
Solid waste disposal districts or authorities

Terms To Know

municipality: A town or city that has its own government.
governing body: The group of people who make decisions for a municipality, like the mayor and council members.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not change restrictions on state or county officers serving on water, sewer, or fire protection authority boards.
Effective date is October 1, 2026.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

6YTJF3Z-1

R 834

Adopted

Plain English: 6YTJF3Z-1 03/10/2026 JWB (L)JWB 2025-2314 SUB HB468 FAULKNER SUBSTITUTE TO HB468 OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FAULKNER Page 1 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, an individual who holds a municipal office may not serve on a municipal planning commission.

6YTJF3Z-1 03/10/2026 JWB (L)JWB 2025-2314 SUB HB468 FAULKNER SUBSTITUTE TO HB468 OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE FAULKNER Page 1 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, an individual who holds a municipal office may not serve on a municipal planning commission.
This bill would remove the prohibition for municipalities with less than 7,500 residents.
Under existing law, an individual who is a municipal officer may not serve on a board of directors of a local water, sewer, or fire protection authority.
This bill would remove the prohibition.

This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.

Bill History

2026-03-17 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-03-17 Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-03-11 Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-03-11 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government
2026-03-10 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 835 (Yeas 104, Nays 0)
2026-03-10 House
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 834 (Yeas 105, Nays 0)
2026-03-10 House
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 105, Nays 0)
2026-03-10 House
Engrossed
2026-03-10 House
Faulkner 1st Substitute Offered
2026-02-25 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-25 House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-02-17 House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-02-17 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government

Official Summary Text

Local commissions and authorities; prohibition on officers serving on commission or board of directors of authority removed for certain municipalities

Current Bill Text

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HB468 ENGROSSED
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HB468
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By Representatives Chestnut, Brown, Robbins, Jones, Shaw,
Lawrence
RFD: County and Municipal Government
First Read: 17-Feb-26
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First Read: 17-Feb-26
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to local commissions and authorities; to
remove the prohibition against a municipal official serving on
a municipal planning commission for municipalities with less
than 7,500 residents; to remove the prohibition against a
municipal officer serving on a county water, sewer, or fire
protection authority; and to remove the prohibition against a
county or municipal officer serving on a solid waste disposal
district or authority if the officer does not serve on the
governing or appointing authority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Notwithstanding Section 11-52-3, Code of
Alabama 1975, municipalities with 7,500 residents or less may
authorize individuals who hold a municipal office to serve on
a municipal planning commission, pursuant to Chapter 52 of
Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975.
Section 2. (a) Notwithstanding Chapters 88 and 89 of
Title 11, Code of Alabama 1975, a county commission may
authorize municipal officers to serve on a board of directors
for a county water, sewer, or fire protection authority.
(b) This section shall not affect the prohibition on
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(b) This section shall not affect the prohibition on
state or county officers from serving on any county board of
directors for a water, sewer, or fire protection district or
authority pursuant to Chapters 88 and 89 of Title 11, Code of
Alabama 1975.
Section 3. Notwithstanding Chapters 89 and 89A of Title
11, Code of Alabama 1975, an appointing or governing authority
of a municipality or county may appoint any county or
municipal official who does not serve on the appointing or
governing authority to a solid waste disposal district or
authority.
Section 4. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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House of Representatives
Read for the first time and referred
to the House of Representatives
committee on County and Municipal
Government
................17-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 104
Nays 0
Abstains 0
................10-Mar-26
John Treadwell
Clerk
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