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HB17 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Apr 16, 2026
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Summary

Session
2026 Regular Session
Title
Municipal audits, expenditure thresholds for municipal audits revised
Description

Under existing law, a municipality with annual expenditures of at least $300,000 must undergo annual audits.

This bill would require a municipality with annual expenditures of at least $500,000 to undergo annual audits.

Under existing law, a municipality with annual expenditures less than $300,000 but at least $100,000 must undergo biennial audits.

This bill would require a municipality with annual expenditures less than $500,000 but greater than $300,000 to undergo biennial audits.

Under existing law, a municipality with annual expenditures less than $100,000 must undergo biennial audits or, in lieu of an audit, submit an annual report to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

This bill would require a municipality with annual expenditures less than $300,000 to undergo biennial audits or, in lieu of an audit, to submit an annual report to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

Subjects
Counties & Municipalities

Bill Actions

H

Enacted

H

Enacted

H

Delivered to Governor

S

Signature Requested

H

Enrolled

H

Ready to Enroll

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1206

S

Third Reading in Second House

S

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

S

Reported Out of Committee Second House

S

Pending Senate County and Municipal Government

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 58

H

Third Reading in House of Origin

H

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

H

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

H

Pending House County and Municipal Government

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government

H

Prefiled

Calendar

Hearing

Senate County and Municipal Government Hearing

Finance and Taxation at 13:00:00

Hearing

House County and Municipal Government Hearing

Room 418 UPDATED AGENDA at 14:00:00

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 58

January 20, 2026 House Passed
Yes 102
Abstained 1

Third Reading in House of Origin

January 20, 2026 House Passed
Yes 101
Abstained 1
Absent 1

HBIR: Passed by House of Origin

January 20, 2026 House Passed
Yes 101
Abstained 1
Absent 1

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1206

April 7, 2026 Senate Passed
Yes 34
Absent 1

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature