SB124 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Del Marsh
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Municipalities, provide that any Class 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 municipality that does not create and adopt a municipal plan is ineligible for Alabama Dept. of Economic and Community Affairs grants, Sec. 11-52-2 am'd.
Summary: The bill ties eligibility for Alabama ADECA grants to whether Class 1-5 municipalities have created and faithfully executed a municipal plan.
What This Bill Does
It blocks ADECA grants to any Class 1-5 municipality that has not created and adopted a municipal plan or that has not executed its plan in good faith. The withholding of grants continues until the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts certifies that the municipality is in good faith executing its plan. The bill amends the relevant law to enforce this grant eligibility condition and clarifies the role of the planning process in receiving grants.

Who It Affects
Class 1-5 municipalities: may lose eligibility for ADECA grants if they have not created/adopted a municipal plan or are not executing it in good faith.
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA): would withhold grants from noncompliant municipalities under the new rule.
Department of Examiners of Public Accounts: would certify whether a municipality has not created/adopted a plan or is not executing it in good faith, triggering or lifting grant eligibility.

Key Provisions
Any Class 1-5 municipality that has not created or adopted a municipal plan, or that has neglected or failed to execute its plan in good faith, is ineligible to receive any grants from ADECA.
Grants may not be awarded until the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts certifies that the municipality is in good faith executing its municipal plan.
The act amends Section 11-52-2 to codify the grant eligibility condition and the role of the certifying department.
Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects: Municipalities