HB62 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ben RobbinsRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: Relating to building codes; to provide a limited exemption to applicable building codes for certain nonprofit veterans' organizations that acquire certain buildings under certain conditions.
Summary: HB62 creates a 10-year building-code exemption for certain nonprofit veterans' organizations that acquire a state armory building to support veterans and their families.
What This Bill Does
It defines which organizations qualify (501(c)(3) status with a primary mission to support veterans, active-duty servicemembers, and their dependents). If such an organization acquires a state armory building via a reversionary clause with the intent to use it for that support, the building is exempt from state and local building codes for at least 10 calendar years from the acquisition date. After 10 years, normal building-code requirements would apply. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is passed and approved by the Governor.

Who It Affects
Qualifying nonprofit veterans' organizations (501(c)(3) status, primary purpose to support veterans, active-duty servicemembers, and dependents): they would receive a 10-year exemption from building-code compliance when acquiring a state armory via a reversionary clause.
State and local building-code authorities: they would not enforce building codes for those armory buildings during the 10-year exemption period.
Veterans, active-duty servicemembers, and their dependents in the community: potentially benefited by facilities used under the exemption.

Key Provisions
Defines eligible nonprofit veterans' organizations as those with 501(c)(3) status whose primary purpose is to support veterans, active-duty servicemembers, and their dependents.
Allows a building-code exemption for the armory building when acquired via a reversionary clause with the intent to use the facility to support veterans and their families, exempting from state/local codes for not less than 10 calendar years from acquisition date.
Applies the exemption to both state and local building codes.
Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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