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HB1 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Chris Pringle
Chris PringleRepresentative
Republican
Session
Second Special Session 2021
Title
U.S. Congressional, districts redrawn, Sec. 17-14-70 repealed; Sec. 17-14-70 added
Summary

Alabama adopts seven U.S. congressional districts based on the 2020 census using the Pringle Congressional Plan 1 map, with official boundaries posted and certified.

What This Bill Does

The bill repeals and reenacts Section 17-14-70 to establish seven congressional districts using a map prepared by the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment (Pringle Congressional Plan 1) and boundary descriptions tied to census tracts, blocks, and counties. It requires the Legislature to post the official map and any alternative maps on the public website and to have the map certified and posted on the Secretary of State's website. The boundary descriptions from the certified map prevail over those generated from census data. The act becomes effective immediately upon the governor's signature.

Who It Affects
  • Voters living in Alabama’s seven congressional districts, whose district boundaries are determined by the Pringle Plan 1 map.
  • Members of the Alabama Legislature, the Clerk of the House, the Secretary of the State, and the Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment, who create, certify, and publish the district maps.
Key Provisions
  • Defines seven congressional districts in Alabama based on the 2020 census using Pringle Congressional Plan 1, including boundary descriptions tied to census tracts, blocks, and counties.
  • Designates that the boundary descriptions provided by the certified map prevail over census-derived descriptions.
  • Requires public posting of the official map and any alternative maps proposed by legislators on the Legislature's website and certification by the Secretary of State.
  • Severability clause and immediate effectiveness upon governor's signature.
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Subjects
Reapportionment

Bill Actions

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Forwarded to Governor at 3:23 p.m. on November 3, 2021.

H

Assigned Act No. 2021-555.

H

Clerk of the House Certification

S

Signature Requested

H

Enrolled

H

Passed Second House

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 34

S

McClendon motion to Table adopted Voice Vote

S

Barfoot first Substitute Offered

S

Waggoner motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 33

S

Waggoner first Substitute Offered

S

Hatcher motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 32

S

Hatcher first Substitute Offered

S

Singleton motion to Adopt lost Roll Call 31

S

Singleton second Substitute Offered

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 4

S

McClendon motion to Table adopted Roll Call 30

S

Singleton first Substitute Offered

H

Pringle motion to Table adopted Roll Call 3

H

Coleman 2nd Substitute Offered

S

McClendon motion to Table adopted Roll Call 29

H

Pringle motion to Table adopted Roll Call 2

S

Smitherman first Substitute Offered

H

Faulkner first Substitute Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Pringle motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund

H

Holmes first Substitute Offered

H

Coleman motion to Withdraw adopted Voice Vote

H

Coleman 1st Substitute Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government

Calendar

Hearing

Senate F&TG Hearing

Room 825 at 09:00:00

Hearing

House SG Hearing

Room 200 at 09:30:00

Bill Text

Download Enrolled PDF

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 4

November 1, 2021 House Passed
Yes 65
No 38

Pringle motion to Table Roll Call 3

November 1, 2021 House Passed
Yes 74
No 28
Absent 1

Pringle motion to Table Roll Call 2

November 1, 2021 House Passed
Yes 51
No 18
Abstained 24
Absent 10

Pringle motion to Table Roll Call 1

November 1, 2021 House Passed
Yes 65
No 16
Abstained 10
Absent 12

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 34

November 3, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 22
No 7
Absent 6

Waggoner motion to Adopt Roll Call 33

November 3, 2021 Senate Failed
Yes 10
No 18
Abstained 1
Absent 6

Hatcher motion to Adopt Roll Call 32

November 3, 2021 Senate Failed
Yes 5
No 22
Absent 8

Singleton motion to Adopt Roll Call 31

November 3, 2021 Senate Failed
Yes 7
No 23
Absent 5

McClendon motion to Table Roll Call 30

November 3, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 22
No 7
Absent 6

McClendon motion to Table Roll Call 29

November 3, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 23
No 7
Absent 5

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) HB1 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Introduced) HB1 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced
Amendment House Coleman 1st Substitute Offered
Amendment House Holmes first Substitute Offered
Amendment House Coleman 2nd Substitute Offered
Amendment House Faulkner first Substitute Offered
Amendment Senate Smitherman first Substitute Offered
Amendment Senate Singleton first Substitute Offered
Amendment Senate Singleton second Substitute Offered
Amendment Senate Hatcher first Substitute Offered
Amendment Senate Waggoner first Substitute Offered
Amendment Senate Barfoot first Substitute Offered
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - HB1 for State Government
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - HB1 for Finance and Taxation General Fund

Source: Alabama Legislature