HB608 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Beckman

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Patricia ToddRandy Davis

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Article X, Homestead exemptions, repealed and readopted as a new Article X to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, const. amend.

Summary

HB608 would repeal the current Article X on exemptions and replace it with a new Article X that lets the Legislature set, by general law, how homesteads and other property can be exempt from forced sale for debts, and allows waivers of those exemptions in writing.

What This Bill Does

It repeals the existing Article X and creates a new Article X establishing that exemptions from forced sale for debts will be determined by general law. It allows property owners to waive their exemptions by a written instrument signed by the owner and attested by one witness. It removes specific older provisions related to laborer’s and mechanic liens and to property rights of females, and sets an operative date of January 1, 2017.

Who It Affects

• Property owners in Alabama (including those with homestead and personal property) who may receive exemptions from forced sale and may waive those exemptions in writing.
• People who would be affected by the removal of older provisions about laborer’s and mechanic liens and the property rights of females.
• Voters who will cast ballots on the constitutional amendment in an election.

Key Provisions

• Repeals existing Article X and adds a new Article X on exemptions from forced sale.
• Legislature must provide by general law for exemptions from forced sale for homesteads, personal property, and other property.
• Exemption rights may be waived by a written instrument signed by the grantor and attested by one witness.
• Operative date: January 1, 2017.
• Deletes provisions related to laborer's and mechanic liens and property rights of females.

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Subjects

Constitutional Amendments