HB486 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Donna GivensRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Baldwin County, ad valorem tax further provided for, constitutional amendment

Summary

HB486 would let Baldwin County continue a two-mill ad valorem tax for public hospital purposes in certain precincts, via a constitutional amendment, for 20 years starting in 2027.

What This Bill Does

It would amend the Alabama Constitution to continue the current two-mill tax for public hospital purposes in Baldwin County precincts listed as they existed on January 1, 2025. If approved, the tax would begin on October 1, 2027 and run for 20 years, in addition to any existing taxes, and would be used exclusively for public hospital purposes within those precincts. The county could issue bonds or other debt using the tax proceeds, designate a public hospital corporation to operate facilities, and ensure proceeds are used in priority to operating expenses and without impairing existing contracts; the amendment would be self-executing and require voter approval to ratify.

Who It Affects

• Property owners in Baldwin County who reside in the specified precincts (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 26, 27, 45) who would pay the two-mill tax.
• Residents who rely on or will use public hospital facilities funded by the tax in those precincts.
• Baldwin County government and any designated public hospital corporation that would receive and manage the tax proceeds to build, operate, and maintain hospital facilities.
• Voters in the specified Baldwin County precincts who will vote on the constitutional amendment in an election.

Key Provisions

• Continuation of the existing two-mill ad valorem tax for public hospital purposes in Baldwin County precincts as they existed on January 1, 2025.
• If ratified, beginning October 1, 2027, the tax would run for 20 years, applied to two mills on each $1 of assessed valuation in the specified precincts, and used exclusively for public hospital purposes within those precincts.
• The Baldwin County Commission could issue tax anticipation bonds, warrants, or certificates of indebtedness payable from the tax proceeds, to be secured by annual tax proceeds.
• The county may designate a public corporation to construct, acquire, equip, operate, and maintain public hospital facilities in the specified precincts; payments to the corporation come from tax proceeds as allowed, and only to the extent not impairing existing contracts.
• The designated public corporation may issue bonds or other indebtedness, secured by a pledge of tax proceeds, and the securities would be negotiable instruments.
• All pledges and contracts related to the tax take precedence over operating expenses and create a priority charge on the tax proceeds.
• The amendment is self-executing; election requirements and ballot language are provided, and ratification requires a majority vote by qualified electors in the specified precincts.

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

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments Statewide; Baldwin County