SB329 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jay HoveySenator

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Lee County; Lee County Revenue Commissioner authorized to perform duties of selling and redeeming land for taxes

Summary

Lee County shifts the duty of redeeming land for taxes from the Lee County Judge of Probate to the Lee County Revenue Commissioner and allows a processing fee up to $50, with fees going to the county general fund, effective immediately.

What This Bill Does

Transfers the responsibility for redeeming land for taxes in Lee County from the Judge of Probate to the Lee County Revenue Commissioner; the redemption process remains otherwise the same. The Revenue Commissioner may charge an administrative processing fee up to $50 for each redemption, with all collected fees deposited into the county general fund. The act becomes effective immediately.

Who It Affects

• Lee County landowners seeking to redeem land for taxes, who will interact with the Revenue Commissioner and could pay an admin fee up to $50.
• Lee County government entities: the Revenue Commissioner gains the new duties for redemptions, and the Judge of Probate is relieved of these duties; fees collected go to the county general fund.

Key Provisions

• The duties to redeem land for taxes in Lee County are transferred from the Lee County Judge of Probate to the Lee County Revenue Commissioner.
• The Revenue Commissioner may charge an administrative processing fee up to $50 for processing redemptions; all such fees go to the county's general fund.
• The act becomes effective immediately.

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

Subjects

Lee County