# Alabama HB573: Perry County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment

Alabama HB573, Perry County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Thomas Jackson (Democratic); status adopted, last action 2026-04-03 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB573
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Perry County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Last action: 2026-04-03, Enacted
- Sponsor: Thomas Jackson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Perry County
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (347 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Perry County senior property tax assessment freeze: benefit, medium. The law authorizes a constitutional amendment that requires majority approval by voters before taking effect. The amendment freezes the assessed value used for property taxes for qualifying Perry County homeowners age 65 or older. Their single-family, owner-occupied home must have been their main r…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Thomas Jackson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Prince Chestnut (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 1085 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-02 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1084 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | House | LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted | pass | 74 | 0 | 29 |
| 2026-03-17 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 975 | pass | 83 | 0 | 12 |
| 2026-03-17 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 94 | 0 | 9 |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-03: Enacted (House)
- 2026-04-02: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1084 (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 1085 (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-04-02: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-04-02: Sent to Secretary of State (House)
- 2026-04-01: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (House)
- 2026-03-17: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-03-17: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 975 (House)
- 2026-03-17: LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted (House)
- 2026-03-10: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-05: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation (House)
- 2026-03-05: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB573-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB573-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/HB573-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB573-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-HB573-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).