HB225 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Frances Holk-JonesRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Baldwin County, to define the Bon Secour Landmark District within the county and to prohibit the annexation by local law of any property within the district into any municipality except under certain conditions.

Summary

HB225 would define the Bon Secour Landmark District in Baldwin County and ban local-law annexation of district land into any municipality, with a limited exception for certain newly incorporated municipalities.

What This Bill Does

If approved, the amendment would place a defined Bon Secour Landmark District in the Alabama Constitution. It would prohibit any property within the district from being annexed into a municipality by local law. The district would not have powers like taxing, zoning, policing, or the ability to sue. There is an exception for municipalities incorporated after ratification that include any part of the district, in which case the annexation ban would not apply to them.

Who It Affects

• Property owners and residents within the Bon Secour Landmark District: their land could not be annexed by local law into a nearby municipality.
• Existing Baldwin County municipalities and developers: their ability to annex land within the district would be restricted, with an exception for newly incorporated municipalities that include any part of the district.

Key Provisions

• Defines the Bon Secour Landmark District in Baldwin County with a detailed boundary description.
• Prohibits annexation of any property within the district into any municipality by local law.
• Provides an exception: municipalities incorporated after ratification that include any part of the district are not bound by the annexation ban.
• The Bon Secour Landmark District is not a legal entity and has no powers such as standing to sue, taxing, zoning, police power, or the authority to adopt ordinances or rules.
• If ratified, the amendment would be added to the Constitution and placed on the ballot for a public vote.

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Subjects

Baldwin County, defined the Bon Secour Landmark District, constitutional amendment