HB306 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Donna GivensRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Baldwin County, constitutional amendment, creates the Stapleton Landmark District

Summary

HB306 would amend Alabama's constitution to establish the Stapleton Landmark District in Baldwin County and largely bar annexation of land in the district into municipalities by local law.

What This Bill Does

It defines the Stapleton Landmark District with a detailed boundary in Baldwin County, excluding portions already inside the cities of Loxley, Spanish Fort, or Bay Minette. It prevents annexation of any property within the district into a municipality by local law, with a limited exception for municipalities formed after ratification that include any part of the district. The district itself is not a legal entity and would not have powers like suing, taxing, zoning, police, or passing rules. If voters approve the amendment, it will be added to the state constitution, and the required election process will apply.

Who It Affects

• Property owners and land within the Stapleton Landmark District who would be protected from annexation into a nearby city by local law (subject to the post-ratification exception).
• Existing Baldwin County municipalities (such as Loxley, Spanish Fort, and Bay Minette) and Baldwin County government would be restricted from annexing land within the district by local law, with the exception that new municipalities formed after ratification that include any part of the district are not bound by this prohibition.

Key Provisions

• Defines the Stapleton Landmark District in Baldwin County with a detailed metes-and-bounds boundary, excluding portions inside the City of Loxley, City of Spanish Fort, and City of Bay Minette.
• Prohibits annexation by local law of any property within the Stapleton Landmark District into any municipality, subject to specific exceptions.
• Does not apply the annexation prohibition to municipalities incorporated after ratification that include any part of the district.
• Declares the Stapleton Landmark District is not a legal entity and has no powers such as standing to sue, taxing, zoning, police, or authority to adopt ordinances.
• Upon ratification, the Code Commissioner shall number and place the amendment in the constitution and may make nonsubstantive revisions.
• An election will be held to vote on the amendment, and it becomes valid if approved by a majority of qualified electors.

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Subjects

Baldwin County