HB458 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mike ShawRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Jefferson County, additional residential building permit fee levied, distribution to the North Alabama Homebuilding Academy

Summary

Jefferson County and its municipalities can charge up to a $20 residential building permit fee, with the money sent to the Central Alabama Homebuilding Academy to train local workers in construction trades.

What This Bill Does

The bill lets Jefferson County and its municipalities add up to a $20 fee to residential building permits. The money collected goes to the Central Alabama Homebuilding Academy to train people in residential construction trades. The academy must submit an annual operating budget by December 1, be audited annually by a state-licensed CPA, and provide program and financial reports to the county and participating cities; distributions are made quarterly until the annual budget is funded, and any excess is held for future distributions. Funds cannot be used for continuing education required by licensing boards, and if the academy ends, funds go to the Alabama Construction Trade Academy Fund.

Who It Affects

• Residents and builders in Jefferson County and its municipalities: will pay the added permit fee.
• Central Alabama Homebuilding Academy: will receive and use funds to train workers in multiple residential construction trades.
• Jefferson County Commission and participating municipal governments: collect the fee, oversee the academy's budget, and distribute funds.
• Professional licensing boards and related state bodies: may be indirectly affected because the funds cannot be used for required continuing education.

Key Provisions

• Allows up to a $20 additional residential building permit fee for Jefferson County and municipalities within the county.
• Fees collected are deposited to the local treasury and distributed to the Central Alabama Homebuilding Academy to fund training in trades such as home building, framing, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, masonry, residential painting, drywall, landscaping, HVAC, pipe fitting, natural gas, roofing, and irrigation.
• The academy must submit an annual operating budget to the Jefferson County Commission by December 1; distributions are made quarterly until the budget is funded, with excess held for future distributions via supplemental budget or next year's budget.
• Fees cannot be used to develop or provide continuing education required by any professional licensing board in Alabama.
• The Central Alabama Homebuilding Academy must be audited annually by a state-licensed CPA; annual program and financial reports must be provided to the Jefferson County Commission and the governing bodies of participating municipalities.
• If the academy ends operations, any collected funds must go to the Alabama Construction Trade Academy Fund in the State Treasury.
• The act becomes effective June 1, 2024.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Jefferson County