SB12 • 2026

Community development district; 2025 act repealed, which authorized annexation of certain district by a wet municipality

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Gudger
Last action: 2026-01-23
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: 2026-01-22

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify when the act becomes effective, but typically such acts become effective immediately upon enactment.

Repealing Law About Annexing a Community Development District

This law cancels an earlier act that allowed the annexation of a specific community development district.

What This Bill Does

Removes Act 2025-294, which had authorized the annexation of a specific community development district.

Who It Names or Affects

The specific community development district that Act 2025-294 had allowed to be annexed.
Any area planning to annex this particular community development district.

Terms To Know

Community Development District: A special type of local government set up to manage and improve a specific area.
Annexation: The process where one area or city takes over another smaller area, making it part of itself.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not provide details about why Act 2025-294 was repealed.
Only affects the specific community development district mentioned in Act 2025-294.

Bill History

2026-01-23 Senate
Enacted
2026-01-22 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 138 (Yeas 98, Nays 0)
2026-01-22 House
Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 91, Nays 1)
2026-01-22 House
Signature Requested
2026-01-22 Senate
Delivered to Governor
2026-01-22 Senate
Enrolled
2026-01-22 Senate
Ready to Enroll
2026-01-21 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-01-21 House
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-01-15 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 7 (Yeas 34, Nays 0)
2026-01-15 Senate
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 34, Nays 0)
2026-01-15 House
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-01-15 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism
2026-01-14 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-01-14 Senate
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-01-13 Senate
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-01-13 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government

Official Summary Text

This act repeals Act 2025-294, which authorized the annexation of a specific community development district.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SB12 ENROLLED
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SB12
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By Senator Gudger
RFD: County and Municipal Government
First Read: 13-Jan-26
PFD: 01-Aug-25
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PFD: 01-Aug-25
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to community development districts; to repeal
Act 2025-294, authorizing the annexation of a specific
community development district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Act 2025-294, authorizing the annexation of
a specific community development district, is repealed.
Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately.
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Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately.
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
SB12
Senate 15-Jan-26
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
the Senate.
Patrick Harris,
Secretary.
House of Representatives
Passed: 22-Jan-26
By: Senator Gudger
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