SB41 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Keith KelleySenator

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Calhoun County, authorizes the county commission and governing bodies of municipalities to regulate halfway houses

Summary

SB41 allows Calhoun County and its cities to regulate halfway houses and similar facilities with rules, penalties, and residency limitations, effective June 1, 2025.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes the county commission and municipal governing bodies to regulate facilities through resolutions. It lets them set rules such as permits, size, location, distance requirements, and limits on tenants per room, plus civil penalties up to $1,000 per day per resident for violations (with notice and a hearing). It enables enforcement through civil actions against the facility owner in the Calhoun County Circuit Court. It also prohibits residing in such facilities of registered sex offenders when the facility houses residents enrolled by court order or supervised by the Calhoun County Community Punishment and Corrections Authority.

Who It Affects

• Calhoun County Commission and municipal governing bodies, who gain authority to regulate halfway houses and similar facilities within their jurisdictions via resolutions.
• Owners/operators of halfway houses and similar facilities, and the residents who live there (including those affected by court orders or supervision), who would be subject to new regulations, penalties, and residency restrictions.

Key Provisions

• County and municipal bodies may regulate facilities by resolution.
• Regulations may include permit requirements, size limits, location requirements, and minimum distance rules.
• Regulations may include limits on the number of tenants per room and civil penalties up to $1,000 per day per resident for violations, with notice and a hearing before penalties.
• Enforcement can be pursued by civil action against the facility owner in the Civil Division of the Calhoun County Circuit Court.
• Resolution may prohibit registered sex offenders from residing in facilities housing residents enrolled by court order or supervised by the CCPCA.
• The act becomes effective June 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

Calhoun County