HB595 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ritchie WhortonRepresentative
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Madison County, boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of New Hope further provided for
Summary: HB595 would redraw the City of New Hope’s boundaries to remove a specific mountain roadbed area from the city limits.
What This Bill Does
The bill alters and rearranges the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of New Hope by removing a described tract of land along a mountain roadbed in Madison County. It requires a map showing the area to be removed to be filed and available for public inspection in the Madison County Probate Office. The changes would take effect on October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects
Residents and property owners within the described area who would no longer be inside the City of New Hope limits and would come under Madison County jurisdiction instead.
The City of New Hope (losing the specified territory) and Madison County government (gaining jurisdiction over the removed area and its services).

Key Provisions
Section 1: Alters the boundary lines and corporate limits of the City of New Hope to remove the specified territory described by a detailed centerline description of a mountain roadbed in Madison County.
Section 2: Requires a map showing the proposed area to be removed to be on file and available for public inspection in the Madison County Office of the Judge of Probate.
Section 3: Establishes the effective date of the boundary change as 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: Madison County