# Alabama HB495: Marion County, board of Marion County Public Water Authority further provided for

Alabama HB495, Marion County, board of Marion County Public Water Authority further provided for, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Tracy Estes (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-22 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB495
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Marion County, board of Marion County Public Water Authority further provided for
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Enacted
- Sponsor: Tracy Estes (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Marion County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (115 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules for Marion County water board: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, a five-member board governs the Marion County Public Water Authority and controls its powers. The county commission chair serves automatically. Four groups each appoint one director: the Marion County Firefighters Association, incorporated municipalities' elected mayors,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tracy Estes (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1076 | pass | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Waggoner Petition to Cease Debate - Adopted Roll Call 1075 | pass | 26 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 733 | pass | 11 | 0 | 79 |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 50 | 0 | 50 |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-05-22: Enacted (House)
- 2025-05-14: Waggoner Petition to Cease Debate - Adopted Roll Call 1075 (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1076 (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2025-05-14: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-05-14: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2025-05-14: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-29: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-09: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 733 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-08: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-01: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation (House)
- 2025-04-01: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB495-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB495-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB495-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB495-enr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB495-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).