SB258 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jack W. WilliamsSenator
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: City of Semmes in Mobile County, corporate limits altered
Summary: SB258 would expand the City of Semmes' boundaries in Mobile County by annexing multiple specified areas into its corporate limits.
What This Bill Does
The bill alters, rearranges, and extends Semmes' boundary lines to include nine named annexed territories (Annex 1–Annex 9) with detailed boundary descriptions. It specifies that these annexations add new land to the city's limits, including various parcels, subdivisions, and right-of-way areas described in the annex documents. It requires a map showing the proposed territory to be altered to be publicly available in Mobile County Probate Court records. The act becomes effective on October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects
Residents and property owners within Annex 1–Annex 9 areas would become part of the City of Semmes and fall under its city government and regulations.
The City of Semmes and Mobile County government would reflect the new boundaries in governance structures and maps, updating jurisdictional boundaries accordingly.

Key Provisions
Annex 1 through Annex 9 describe the exact tracts to be annexed, covering numerous parcels, roads, subdivisions, and rights-of-way in Mobile County (e.g., areas around Schillinger Road, Morris Hill Road, Spice Pond Road, Lott Road, Moffett Road, Snow Road Village, Charmingdale, Wellborn Woods, and the IC&G Railroad vicinity).
Section 2 requires a map showing the proposed territory to be altered to be filed and publicly accessible in the Judge of Probate's office in Mobile County.
Section 3 sets the effective date of the annexation to 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: Mobile County