# Alabama HB557: Wilcox County; ad valorem taxes, additional tax established

Alabama HB557, Wilcox County; ad valorem taxes, additional tax established, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kelvin Lawrence (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2026-03-31 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB557
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Wilcox County; ad valorem taxes, additional tax established
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-03
- Last action: 2026-03-31, Enacted
- Sponsor: Kelvin Lawrence (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Wilcox County
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (135 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Wilcox County property tax renewal requires approval: mixed, low. Effective June 1, 2026, the law authorizes Wilcox County to replace an expiring property tax on taxable property. Starting with the tax year beginning October 1, 2027, the county commission can raise the board and county tax. The increase is capped at nine mills, raising the rate from 10 mills to n…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kelvin Lawrence (Democratic), 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 895 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 804 | pass | 19 | 0 | 81 |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 50 | 0 | 51 |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-03-31: Enacted (House)
- 2026-03-19: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 895 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-03-17: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-12: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-03-10: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 804 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Lawrence intended to vote "Yea" (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-03: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation (House)
- 2026-03-03: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB557-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB557-enr.pdf)

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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)
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- SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB557-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB557-enr.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB557-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).