Hearing
Senate County and Municipal Government Hearing
Room 325 at 09:30:00
House Bill 140 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Feb 4, 2026
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Chris SellsRepresentativeRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- County subdivisions; developer transfers to immediate family members, subdivision regulation exceptions limited to 24 months
- Description
Under existing law, each county may adopt regulations for the construction and development of subdivisions within the county.
Also under existing law, transfers of land from developers to their immediate family members are exempt from certain regulations governing the submission, approval, and permitting of subdivision plats. This bill would require this family member exception to expire after 24 months from the date of such transfers.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- Property & Estates
Bill Actions
S
Signature Requested
S
Delivered to Governor
S
Enrolled
H
Ready to Enroll
H
Marques Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 272
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 213
S
Sessions motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 212 XD5D1Z7-1
S
Sessions 1st Amendment Offered XD5D1Z7-1
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 as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 64
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 63 QNWQ914-1
H
Stubbs 1st Amendment Offered QNWQ914-1
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 62 2JVTPKS-1
H
County and Municipal Government Engrossed Substitute Offered 2JVTPKS-1
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 from House County and Municipal Government 2JVTPKS-1
H
Reported Out Committee House of Origin-- Committee Amendment from House County and Municipal Government 7BY7622-1
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
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 as Amended - Roll Call 64
Yes
101
Abstained
2
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 63 QNWQ914-1
Yes
102
Abstained
1
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 62 2JVTPKS-1
Yes
99
Abstained
3
Absent
1
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
98
Abstained
3
Absent
2
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
98
Abstained
3
Absent
2
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 213
Yes
33
Absent
2
Sessions motion to Adopt - Roll Call 212 XD5D1Z7-1
Yes
33
Absent
2
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
33
Absent
2
SBIR: Passed by Second House
Yes
33
Absent
2
Marques Concur In and Adopt - Roll Call 272
Yes
103
Abstained
1
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
House Bill 140 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
House Bill 140 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Enrolled)
House Bill 140 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Amendment
House County and Municipal Government Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amendment
House County and Municipal Government Reported Out Committee House of Origin-- Committee Amendment
Amendment
House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 63
Amendment
Senate Sessions motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 212
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature