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HB495 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2024
Title
Residential home construction, not required to be engineered home when under three floors
Description

Under existing law, the construction plans for a single family residence with a total area of less than 2,500 square feet does not need the approval of a registered architect.

This bill would prohibit any county or municipality from requiring the approval of a professional engineer on plans for the construction of a single family residence under three stories in height.

Subjects
Buildings, Construction & Infrastructure

Bill Actions

H

Pending House State Government

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature