# Alabama HB508: Etowah County, repeals local constitutional amendment prohibiting municipalities not located wholly within the boundaries of the county on January 1, 1986, from annexing territory without approval at an election

Alabama HB508, Etowah County, repeals local constitutional amendment prohibiting municipalities not located wholly within the boundaries of the county on January 1, 1986, from annexing territory without approval at an election, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mack Butler (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-03-19 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB508
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Etowah County, repeals local constitutional amendment prohibiting municipalities not located wholly within the boundaries of the county on January 1, 1986, from annexing territory without approval at an election
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-24
- Last action: 2026-03-19, Enacted
- Sponsor: Mack Butler (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Etowah County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (267 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Etowah County drops some land annexation votes: mixed, low. The law removes a specific voter-approval rule for adding Etowah County land to city or town boundaries. This applies to municipalities that were not wholly within the county on January 1, 1986. Those municipalities no longer need approval under this rule, but residents lose that voting safeguard.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mack Butler (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 869 | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 870 | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 742 | pass | 63 | 0 | 41 |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 64 | 0 | 41 |
| 2026-03-05 | House | LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted | pass | 39 | 0 | 64 |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-19: Enacted (House)
- 2026-03-17: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 869 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 870 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-03-17: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-17: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-03-05: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 742 (House)
- 2026-03-05: LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted (House)
- 2026-03-05: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-03-03: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-24: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation (House)
- 2026-02-24: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB508-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB508-enr.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB508-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB508-enr.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB508-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).