# Alabama HB203: Henry County; Henry County Sheriff's Office and Henry County Task Force, authorized to sell, use, and destroy certain abandoned, stolen, and unclaimed property Alabama HB203, Henry County; Henry County Sheriff's Office and Henry County Task Force, authorized to sell, use, and destroy certain abandoned, stolen, and unclaimed property, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rick Rehm (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-02-03 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB203-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB203 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Henry County; Henry County Sheriff's Office and Henry County Task Force, authorized to sell, use, and destroy certain abandoned, stolen, and unclaimed property - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-02-03, Enacted - Sponsor: Rick Rehm (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Henry County - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (126 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Henry County can use unclaimed guns: benefit, low. Beginning May 1, 2026, the Henry County Sheriff's Office can use recovered abandoned or stolen firearms for law enforcement. The firearms must remain unclaimed for at least six months, including those recovered by its task forces. The sheriff can instead order destruction when a firearm is unlawful… - Henry County must protect and track property: benefit, low. Beginning May 1, 2026, the Henry County Sheriff's Office must track recovered abandoned or stolen property, including task-force recoveries. This applies to property held on or after that date. Records must include descriptions, recovery dates, and serial or other identifying numbers; firearms need… - Henry County can auction unclaimed property: mixed, low. Beginning May 1, 2026, the Henry County sheriff can auction recovered abandoned or stolen property held on or after that date. Property must remain unclaimed for at least six months before public or Internet auction to the highest bidder. Notice must appear weekly in a county newspaper for two cons… - Owners can claim property or sale money: mixed, low. Beginning May 1, 2026, owners can reclaim recovered property before sale with proof the Henry County sheriff accepts. The sheriff can charge owners a proportional share of newspaper notice costs. After sale, the sheriff must hold the money separately for six months; owners can demand payment with a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rick Rehm (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-01-22 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 105 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-01-20 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 51 | 0 | 51 | | 2026-01-20 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 33 | pass | 12 | 0 | 87 | ## Actions (17) - 2026-02-03: Enacted (House) - 2026-01-27: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-01-27: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Third Reading in Second House (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 105 (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-01-22: Enrolled (House) - 2026-01-21: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-20: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 33 (House) - 2026-01-20: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2026-01-15: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-15: 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/HB203-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB203-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted) - 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) - SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB203-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB203-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) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB203-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).