HB57 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Leigh HulseyRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

City Boards of Education; impose restrictions on power to acquire property in a different municipality or an unincorporated area

Summary

HB57 would restrict city boards of education from acquiring land outside their city for school facilities unless the hosting government agrees in writing and the property is annexed into the board’s city.

What This Bill Does

Starting June 1, 2025, city boards of education may not purchase outside their city limits for developing or using school facilities without meeting specific conditions. The governing body of the location must sign a written agreement with the board’s home city, and the land must be annexed by the board’s city before acquisition proceeds. If the land is in another municipality, that municipality must deannex the land and the board’s city must annex it. The act also makes technical revisions and updates the code language. The act becomes effective October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects

• City boards of education, which would face new restrictions and must secure written agreement and annexation before acquiring outside-land.
• Municipalities or counties where the land is located and the municipality that formed the board, which must approve the acquisition in writing and oversee annexation/de-annexation steps.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits a city board of education from purchasing or acquiring real property outside its city after June 1, 2025 for developing or using school facilities unless conditions are met.
• Requires a written agreement between the governing body of the land location and the governing body of the board’s home city.
• Requires annexation of the property by the board’s city and approval of the board’s purchase, or steps necessary to enable acquisition under the written agreement.
• If the land is in a municipality, that municipality must deannex the property and it must then be annexed by the board’s home city.
• Deletes duplicative language and makes nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the code language.
• Effective date of the act is October 1, 2025.

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

Subjects

Education