HB311 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve McMillan

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Baldwin Co., Josephine Landmark District, annexation of property in district prohibited by local law, exception, const. amend.

Summary

Proposes a Baldwin County constitutional amendment to define the Josephine Landmark District and prohibit local-law annexation of land within it, with an exception for certain new municipalities.

What This Bill Does

It defines the Josephine Landmark District with precise geographic boundaries in Baldwin County. It would ban the annexation of any property inside the district by local law into any municipality. There is an exception for municipalities incorporated after ratification that include any part of the district. The amendment would be put to voters in the November 2020 general election.

Who It Affects

• Property owners and residents within the Josephine Landmark District, whose land could not be annexed by local law into a municipality.
• Existing Baldwin County municipalities, which would be restricted from annexing district land by local law (with an exception for new municipalities incorporated after ratification that include any part of the district).

Key Provisions

• Defines the Josephine Landmark District in Baldwin County with specific boundaries described in Section 1(a).
• Prohibits any property within the Josephine Landmark District from being annexed into a municipality by local law.
• Provides an exception: municipalities incorporated after ratification that include any part of the district are not subject to the annexation ban.
• Requires an election to approve the amendment to the Alabama Constitution during the November 2020 general election.
• Ties the changes to a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901.

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Subjects

Baldwin County