# Alabama HB64: Colbert County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment

Alabama HB64, Colbert County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jamie Kiel (Republican); status adopted, last action 2026-02-03 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB64
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Colbert County; senior property tax exemption, authorized; constitutional amendment
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-02-03, Enacted
- Sponsor: Jamie Kiel (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Colbert County
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (297 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Colbert County seniors get property assessment freeze: benefit, medium. The law authorizes a property tax assessment freeze for Colbert County homeowners age 65 or older, subject to majority voter approval. The owner must own and occupy a single-family home in the county. It must be their main home for at least five years immediately before the tax year of their first…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jamie Kiel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ernie Yarbrough (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kerry (Bubba) Underwood (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 175 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 176 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-21 | House | LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted | pass | 62 | 0 | 31 |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 71 | 0 | 22 |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 77 | pass | 65 | 0 | 30 |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-02-03: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-03: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-03: Sent to Secretary of State (House)
- 2026-02-03: Enacted (House)
- 2026-01-29: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 175 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 176 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-01-29: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-01-27: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-21: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 77 (House)
- 2026-01-21: LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted (House)
- 2026-01-21: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-20: 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/HB64-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB64-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/HB64-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB64-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-HB64-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).