HB168 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jan 10, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mac McCutcheon
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Mike Ball Howard Sanderford Phil Williams Jim Patterson Wayne Johnson
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Municipal public housing authorities in certain Class 3 municipalities, purchase of real property authorized only for public housing purposes after notice to certain surrounding property owners, power of eminent domain removed, Secs. 24-1-28 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, a municipal public housing authority may exercise the power of eminent domain.
This bill would also provide that a public housing authority in certain Class 3 municipalities may exercise the power of eminent domain only with the approval of the governing body of the municipality.
This bill would authorize a municipal public housing authority in certain Class 3 municipalities to purchase property for public housing purposes after notice to certain surrounding property owners. This bill would provide that notice would be given by first class mail.
Subjects: Housing Authorities

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government