House Bill 213 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Feb 12, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: James LomaxRepresentative
Republican
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Title: Alabama State Port Authority; Code Commissioner authorized to change references to Alabama State Port Authority, State Port Authority, and Alabama State Docks Department to Alabama Port Authority, provisions establishing the Alabama Port Authority repealed
Summary: HB213 would rename the Alabama State Port Authority to the Alabama Port Authority, update references in state law, repeal the obsolete 1975 creation laws, and keep the current port authority in existence.
What This Bill Does
It would rename the agency to the Alabama Port Authority. The Code Commissioner would be authorized to change all references to the State Port Authority, the Alabama State Docks Department, and the Alabama State Port Authority to the Alabama Port Authority in the Alabama Code. It would repeal Chapter 13 of Title 33, 1975, establishing the Alabama Port Authority, because that creation is considered obsolete, while explicitly not dissolving the current port authority.

Who It Affects
State agencies and the port authority: the agency’s legal name would be changed to the Alabama Port Authority in law and all related references.
Code Commissioner and statute-drafters: responsible for updating the Alabama Code to reflect the new name and for enacting the repeal of the old Chapter 13.

Key Provisions
Rename the Alabama State Port Authority to the Alabama Port Authority in statute and all other legal references.
Authorize the Code Commissioner to update all references in the Code to reflect the Alabama Port Authority.
Repeal Chapter 13 of Title 33, 1975, which established the Alabama Port Authority, as obsolete.
State that the current port authority remains in existence and is not dissolved.
Make the act effective on October 1, 2026.

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Subjects: Authorities, Boards, & Commissions