HB128 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mark Gidley Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Municipal historic preservation commissions; municipalities prohibited from designating place of worship as historic property; places of worship authorized to agree to historic designation; retroactive application, provided for

Description

Under existing law, a municipal historic preservation commission may recommend the designation of historic properties and historic districts within the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality.

Also under existing law, municipal historic preservation commissions may not designate certain highways, roads, streets, bridges, and utility structures as historic properties and districts.

This bill would define the term "place of worship" and would prohibit a municipal historic preservation commission from designating a place of worship as a historic property or historic district.

This bill would authorize a place of worship to voluntarily agree to be designated as a historic property or historic district.

This bill would retroactively exempt places of worship from municipal historic designation and would authorize a place of worship that was previously designated as a historic property or historic district to agree to that designation.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

HB128 INTRODUCED.

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Subjects

Counties & Municipalities