# Alabama HB191: Escambia County; district court, location of holding court for cases arising under ordinances of certain municipalities authorized, constitutional amendment

Alabama HB191, Escambia County; district court, location of holding court for cases arising under ordinances of certain municipalities authorized, constitutional amendment, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alan Baker (Republican); status adopted, last action 2026-03-17 (Delivered to Governor) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB191
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Escambia County; district court, location of holding court for cases arising under ordinances of certain municipalities authorized, constitutional amendment
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-03-17, Delivered to Governor
- Sponsor: Alan Baker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Escambia County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (269 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Escambia County authorizes courthouse for ordinance cases: benefit, low. The law authorizes Escambia County's district court to hear municipal ordinance cases at the county courthouse. This applies only to municipalities in Escambia County that have no municipal court. The authority takes effect when a majority of qualified voters voting on the constitutional amendment…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alan Baker (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 364 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 363 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 92 | pass | 65 | 0 | 37 |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 67 | 0 | 33 |
| 2026-01-21 | House | LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted | pass | 50 | 0 | 52 |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-03-17: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-17: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-17: Sent to Secretary of State (House)
- 2026-02-17: Enacted (House)
- 2026-02-12: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 363 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 364 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-02-12: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-21: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 92 (House)
- 2026-01-21: LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted (House)
- 2026-01-21: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation (House)
- 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB191-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB191-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted)
- SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted)
- HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted)
- SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted)
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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB191-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB191-enr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs)
- [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs)
- [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs)
- [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs)
- [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs)
- [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB191-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).