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HB57 • 2026

Pickens County; City of Carrollton, annexation

Pickens County; City of Carrollton, annexation

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Bolton
Last action
2026-02-10
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide detailed information on how the annexation will affect residents or specifics of public inspection requirements.

City of Carrollton Annexation in Pickens County

This law changes the boundaries of the City of Carrollton in Pickens County to include two parcels of land.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Carrollton, adding Parcel One near the West right-of-way of the Carrollton-Pine Grove Mississippi State Line Road containing about one acre.
  • Adds Parcel Two near the same road, including approximately 0.8 acres.
  • Requires a map showing the proposed changes to be available for public inspection in the Office of the Judge of Probate in Pickens County.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The City of Carrollton in Pickens County
  • Residents living within the newly annexed land

Terms To Know

Corporate limits
The official boundaries of a city or town.
Parcel
A piece of land that is part of a larger area and has its own legal description.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact effects on residents within the newly annexed areas are not detailed.
  • No specific details about what public inspection means in practice are provided.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-10 House

    Enacted

  2. 2026-02-03 House

    Delivered to Governor

  3. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Signature Requested

  4. 2026-01-29 Senate

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 173 (Yeas 33, Nays 0)

  5. 2026-01-29 Senate

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

  6. 2026-01-29 House

    Enrolled

  7. 2026-01-29 House

    Ready to Enroll

  8. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  9. 2026-01-27 Senate

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  10. 2026-01-20 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 15 (Yeas 15, Nays 0)

  11. 2026-01-20 House

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 62, Nays 0)

  12. 2026-01-20 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  13. 2026-01-20 Senate

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

  14. 2026-01-15 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  15. 2026-01-15 House

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  16. 2026-01-13 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  17. 2026-01-13 House

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

Official Summary Text

Pickens County; City of Carrollton, annexation

Current Bill Text

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HB57 ENROLLED
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HB57
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By Representative Bolton (N & P)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 13-Jan-26
PFD: 05-Nov-25
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PFD: 05-Nov-25
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Pickens County; to alter, rearrange, and
extend the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of
Carrollton in Pickens County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. The boundary lines and corporate limits of
the City of Carrollton in Pickens County are altered and
rearranged to include within the corporate limits of the
municipality, in addition to the lands now included, all of
the following territory:
PARCEL 1: Begin at a point on the West right-of-way of
the Carrollton-Pine Grove Mississippi State Line Road, which
point is 269 feet North of the Centerline of the Carrollton-
Pickensville Road; thence run North 3degrees 00' East along
said right-of-way of Carrollton-Pine Grove Mississippi State
Line Road for 225 feet; thence turn 90degrees left and run
North 87degrees 00' West for 198 feet; thence South 3 degrees
00' West for 225 feet; thence South 87degrees 00' East to the
Point of Beginning. Said Parcel One lies in the Northwest
Quarter of Southeast Quarter of Section 32, Township 20 South,
Range 15 West, Pickens County, Alabama, and contains one acre,
more or less.
PARCEL 2: Begin at a concrete right-of-way marker on
the West right-of-way of the Carrollton-Pine Grove Mississippi
State Line Road, which marker is 160 feet from the centerline
of the Carrollton-Pickensville Road; thence run North 3degrees
East along said West right-of-way of the Carrollton-Pine Grove
Mississippi State Line Road a distance of 109 feet; thence
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Mississippi State Line Road a distance of 109 feet; thence
turn 90degrees left and run 209 feet; thence turn 90degrees
left and run to the North right-of-way of Carrollton-
Pickensville Road; thence run Easterly along said North
right-of-way of Carrollton-Pickensville Road 109 feet to a
right-of-way concrete marker which is 140 feet West of the
centerline of the Carrollton-Pine Grove Mississippi Stateline
Road; thence run Northeasterly to the Point of Beginning. Said
land lying and being in the Northwest Quarter of Southeast
Quarter of Section 32, Township 20 South, Range 15 West,
containing 0.8 acre, 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
Carrollton is on file and open to public inspection in the
Office of the Judge of Probate in Pickens County, Alabama.
Section 3. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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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 20-Jan-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 29-Jan-26 Passed
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