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HB613 • 2026

Marengo Co., City of Demopolis; annexation

Marengo Co., City of Demopolis; annexation

Enacted

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

Sponsor
McCampbell
Last action
2026-04-09
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about the exact impact on residents within the annexed area or how services and taxes might change for the new area.

City of Demopolis Annexation

This law changes the city limits of Demopolis in Marengo County to include a specific parcel of land located in Hale County.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Demopolis, Marengo County, to include a specific parcel of land located in Hale County.
  • Requires that a map showing the proposed changes be available for public inspection in the office of the Judge of Probate in Marengo County.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The residents and businesses within the new annexed area.
  • City officials responsible for managing Demopolis, including the Judge of Probate in Marengo County.

Terms To Know

Corporate limits
The official boundaries of a city or town where its laws and services apply.
Probate judge
A local government official who oversees matters such as wills, estates, and land records in Alabama.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact impact on residents within the annexed area is not detailed.
  • It does not specify how services or taxes might change for the new area.

Amendments

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

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R 986

Adopted

Plain English: I3LUQZW-1 03/16/2026 PMG (L)THR 2026-563 SUB HB613 MCCAMPBELL SUBSTITUTE TO HB613 OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCAMPBELL Page 1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To alter, rearrange, and extend the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Demopolis in Marengo County.

  • I3LUQZW-1 03/16/2026 PMG (L)THR 2026-563 SUB HB613 MCCAMPBELL SUBSTITUTE TO HB613 OFFERED BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCAMPBELL Page 1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To alter, rearrange, and extend the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Demopolis in Marengo County.
  • BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1.
  • The boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of Demopolis in Marengo 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: A parcel located in the East Half of Section 29 in Township 18 North, Range 4 East, Hale County, Alabama and being more particularly described as follows; As a STARTING POINT, begin at the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 29, thence proceed North 2,673 feet to a point; thence turn and proceed Northeastwardly 371 feet to a point; thence proceed North 1,561 feet to the South right-of-way of U.S.
  • Highway 80; thence turn and proceed Southeastwardly along the South right-of-way of U.S.
  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 House

    Enacted

  2. 2026-04-02 Senate

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1080 (Yeas 32, Nays 0)

  3. 2026-04-02 Senate

    Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 32, Nays 0)

  4. 2026-04-02 House

    Delivered to Governor

  5. 2026-04-02 Senate

    Signature Requested

  6. 2026-04-02 House

    Enrolled

  7. 2026-04-02 House

    Ready to Enroll

  8. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  9. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  10. 2026-03-31 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  11. 2026-03-31 Senate

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

  12. 2026-03-19 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 987 (Yeas 21, Nays 0)

  13. 2026-03-19 House

    Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 986 (Yeas 39, Nays 0)

  14. 2026-03-19 House

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 63, Nays 0)

  15. 2026-03-19 House

    Engrossed

  16. 2026-03-19 House

    McCampbell 1st Substitute Offered

  17. 2026-03-17 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  18. 2026-03-17 House

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  19. 2026-03-12 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  20. 2026-03-12 House

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

Official Summary Text

Marengo Co., City of Demopolis; annexation

Current Bill Text

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HB613 ENROLLED
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HB613
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By Representatives McCampbell, Travis, Jackson (N & P)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 12-Mar-26
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HB613 Enrolled
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First Read: 12-Mar-26
Enrolled, An Act,
To alter, rearrange, and extend the boundary lines and
corporate limits of the City of Demopolis in Marengo County.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. The boundary lines and corporate limits of
the City of Demopolis in Marengo 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:
A parcel located in the East Half of Section 29 in
Township 18 North, Range 4 East, Hale County, Alabama and
being more particularly described as follows;
As a STARTING POINT, begin at the Southwest corner of
the Southeast Quarter of Section 29, thence proceed North
2,673 feet to a point; thence turn and proceed Northeastwardly
371 feet to a point; thence proceed North 1,561 feet to the
South right-of-way of U.S. Highway 80; thence turn and proceed
Southeastwardly along the South right-of-way of U.S. Highway
80 to the East boundary of Hale County Tax Parcel No.
36-22-09-29-0-000-002.000 (McCants Tract); thence proceed
South along the East boundary of the McCants Tract to the West
right-of-way of the new West Alabama Highway Project; thence
proceed Southwestardly along the West right-of-way of said
West Alabama Highway Project to the South boundary of Section
29; thence turn and proceed West to the STARTING POINT. Said
parcel containing 116.00 acres, more or less, in the East Half
of Section 29, Township 18 North, Range 4 East, Hale County,
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HB613 Enrolled
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of Section 29, Township 18 North, Range 4 East, Hale County,
Alabama.
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
Demopolis is on file and open to public inspection in the
office of the Judge of Probate in Marengo County, Alabama.
Section 3. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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HB613 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 19-Mar-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 02-Apr-26 Passed
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