HB75 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Terri CollinsRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Real property, annexation, property with overlapped police jurisdictions, all property to be annexed with consent of all parties and affected municipalities under certain conditions, Sec. 11-42-21 am'd.
Summary: HB75 would let all property in overlapping police jurisdictions be annexed by consent of every property owner and assent by all affected municipalities via resolutions.
What This Bill Does
The bill amends Section 11-42-21 to allow annexation of all property within overlapping police jurisdictions if all property owners sign a petition and all affected municipalities approve by resolution. When approved, the annexing municipality's corporate limits would be extended to include the property, making it part of the municipality upon publication of the ordinance. If the parcel requires more than one annexation under the equidistant boundary rule, the annexing municipality can seek assent from all overlapped municipalities by resolutions; upon approval and adoption of the annexation ordinance, the annexation proceeds. The petition must include a precise property description, a map, and signatures of all property owners, and be filed with the city clerk and the county judge of probate; the act does not apply in Talladega, Clay, or Calhoun counties.

Who It Affects
Property owners located in areas with overlapping police jurisdictions, who must sign the petition for annexation of their property and would have their property added to a municipality if all conditions are met.
Municipal governments of the overlapping jurisdictions, which must adopt resolutions approving the annexation and have their boundaries extended to include the annexed property.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 11-42-21 to allow annexation of all property in overlapping police jurisdictions when all property owners sign a petition and all affected municipalities approve by resolution.
Corporate limits are extended and the property becomes part of the annexing municipality upon publication of the ordinance.
If multiple annexations are needed under the equidistant rule, the annexing municipality may obtain assent from all overlapped municipalities by resolutions before annexation proceeds.
The petition must describe the property, include a map showing its relation to the municipality, and include signatures of all property owners; filed with the city clerk and the judge of probate.
Not applicable to Talladega, Clay, and Calhoun counties.
Effective date: the act becomes law upon governor's approval.

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Subjects: Annexation