HB572 Alabama 2012 Session
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Lesley VanceRepublican- Session
- Regular Session 2012
- Title
- Russell County, county commission, operation of appraisal office, clarification re responsibility of State Revenue Commissioner, Act 343, 1976 Reg. Sess., am'd
- Summary
HB572 clarifies that the State Revenue Commissioner will set the rules for appraising, mapping, and valuing property in Russell County and updates who pays for those costs.
What This Bill DoesIt amends Act 343 of 1976 to require the State Revenue Commissioner to prescribe the functions, duties, and responsibilities needed to ensure property is appraised, mapped, and valued in accordance with the law. It requires the county revenue commissioner to collect the cost of the appraisal and mapping program from county ad valorem tax funds, with each fund custodian paying a pro rata share for the properties taxed by that fund. It becomes effective immediately after the governor approves it.
Who It Affects- State Revenue Commissioner — gains authority to prescribe functions, duties, and responsibilities for property appraisal and mapping.
- County revenue commissioners — must collect appraisal/mapping costs from ad valorem tax funds.
- Custodians of county ad valorem tax funds — must pay their pro rata share of the appraisal and mapping costs.
Key ProvisionsAI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.- Section 2: The State Revenue Commissioner shall prescribe the functions, duties, and responsibilities of personnel to insure all property is properly appraised, mapped, and valued in accordance with the law.
- Section 3: The county revenue commissioner shall collect the cost of the appraisal and mapping program from the county ad valorem tax funds; the custodian of each fund shall pay the pro rata share of the cost for properties taxed by that fund.
- Effective date: immediately following the Governor's approval.
- Subjects
- Russell County
Bill Actions
Delivered to Governor at 2:13 p. m. on May 3, 2012.
Assigned Act No. 2012-325.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 979
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation No. 1
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 624
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature