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HB556 • 2026

Montgomery County; legislative delegation, office and fund established

Montgomery County; legislative delegation, office and fund established

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Lawrence
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is set as October 1, 2026, but no specific start time or conditions are listed beyond that date.

Montgomery County Legislative Delegation Office and Fund

This law creates a fund and an office for Montgomery County legislators to support their work.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates the Montgomery County Legislative Delegation Fund.
  • Requires the county commission to deposit state money into this fund when it arrives under Section 40-25-82 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
  • Allows delegation members to spend fund money to support the operation of the office.
  • Requires the largest city in Montgomery County to provide space and utilities for the office, including telephone, internet, electricity, and water.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Montgomery County Commission
  • Members of the legislative delegation from Montgomery County
  • The largest municipality in Montgomery County

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify how much money will be deposited into the fund.
  • The exact location within the city where the office must be placed is not named.

Amendments

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

FKMKGC5-1

R 910

Adopted

Plain English: This amendment attempts to change how money is deposited by the county commission and what the largest city must do, but the text provided cuts off before finishing these instructions.

  • The bill would require the Montgomery County Commission to deposit funds into a specific account.
  • The amendment text is incomplete because it stops in the middle of a sentence about what the largest municipality must do.
  • Because the text ends abruptly, we cannot explain the full rules or requirements for the city mentioned on page 1 lines 20 through 42.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-17 House

    Enacted

  2. 2026-04-08 Senate

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1239 (Yeas 28, Nays 1)

  3. 2026-04-08 Senate

    Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 28, Nays 1)

  4. 2026-04-08 Senate

    Signature Requested

  5. 2026-04-08 House

    Enrolled

  6. 2026-04-08 House

    Ready to Enroll

  7. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  8. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  9. 2026-03-31 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  10. 2026-03-31 Senate

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

  11. 2026-03-17 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 911 (Yeas 10, Nays 1)

  12. 2026-03-17 House

    Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 910 (Yeas 26, Nays 0)

  13. 2026-03-17 House

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

  14. 2026-03-17 House

    Engrossed

  15. 2026-03-17 House

    Hassell 1st Amendment Offered

  16. 2026-03-10 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  17. 2026-03-10 House

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  18. 2026-03-03 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  19. 2026-03-03 House

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

Official Summary Text

Montgomery County; legislative delegation, office and fund established

Current Bill Text

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HB556 ENROLLED
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HB556
84QATHF-3
By Representatives Lawrence, Morris, Sells, Hassell, McClammy,
Ensler (N & P)
RFD: Montgomery County Legislation
First Read: 03-Mar-26
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HB556 Enrolled
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First Read: 03-Mar-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Montgomery County; to provide for the
creation, funding, and operation of the Montgomery County
Legislative Delegation Office and Fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a)(1) The Montgomery County Commission
shall create the Montgomery County Legislative Delegation
Fund. The monies in the fund may be expended by the members of
the delegation to support the operation of the Montgomery
County Legislative Delegation Office.
(2) Upon receipt of any monies distributed to
Montgomery County pursuant to Section 40-25-82, Code of
Alabama 1975, the county commission shall deposit the monies
into the fund.
(b) The largest municipality in Montgomery County shall
provide adequate space for the office, including telephone
service, Internet service, electricity, water, and any other
necessary utility services.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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HB556 Enrolled
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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 17-Mar-26, as amended.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 08-Apr-26 Passed
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