Etowah County, obsolete laws repealed

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Butler (M)
Last action: 2026-04-15
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Repeal of Old Laws in Etowah County

This law removes four outdated rules that once applied only to Etowah County, Alabama.

What This Bill Does

Removes the rule requiring Etowah County to pay health insurance premiums for laid-off employees.
Ends permission for certain charitable and volunteer organizations to have equipment repaired or buy gasoline from the county at cost.
Deletes the law allowing officials to use mechanical devices instead of handwritten signatures on checks and warrants.
Cancels the requirement that event organizers must get written approval from the County Commission two weeks before holding a public concert.

Who It Names or Affects

Etowah County government
Laid-off employees in Etowah County who were covered by health insurance rules
Certain charitable and volunteer organizations in Etowah County
People planning to hold public concerts or events in Etowah County

Terms To Know

Repeal: To officially cancel a law so it is no longer active.
Obsolete: No longer used or needed because times have changed.

Limits and Unknowns

This change only applies to Etowah County and does not affect other counties in Alabama.
The new rules take effect on October 1, 2026, so the old laws stay active until that date.

Bill History

2026-04-15 House
Enacted
2026-04-09 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1302 (Yeas 30, Nays 0)
2026-04-09 House
Delivered to Governor
2026-04-09 Senate
Signature Requested
2026-04-09 House
Enrolled
2026-04-09 House
Ready to Enroll
2026-04-08 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-04-08 Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-04-07 Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-04-07 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
2026-03-31 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1040 (Yeas 71, Nays 21)
2026-03-31 House
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 76, Nays 10)
2026-03-19 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-03-19 House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-03-17 House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-03-17 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation

Official Summary Text

Etowah County, obsolete laws repealed

Current Bill Text

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HB631 ENROLLED
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HB631
4UFMW3R-2
By Representative Butler (N & P)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 17-Mar-26
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HB631 Enrolled
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First Read: 17-Mar-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Etowah County; to repeal Sections
45-28-120, 45-28-140, 45-28-160, and 45-28-220, Code of
Alabama 1975, as obsolete.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) Section 45-28-120, Code of Alabama 1975,
requiring Etowah County to pay health insurance premiums of
laid-off employees, is repealed.
(b) Section 45-28-140, Code of Alabama 1975,
authorizing the county commission, by resolution, to allow
certain charitable and volunteer organizations to have
equipment repaired and to purchase gasoline or motor fuel from
the county at cost, is repealed.
(c) Section 45-28-160, Code of Alabama 1975,
authorizing any county officer or person designated to draw
warrants or checks on the county treasury to use mechanical or
facsimile devices for signatures on warrants or checks, is
repealed.
(d) Section 45-28-220, Code of Alabama 1975, requiring
every applicant for a license to hold a public concert or
other event to have written prior approval from the Etowah
County Commission two weeks before the date of the event, is
repealed.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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HB631 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 31-Mar-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 09-Apr-26 Passed
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