# Alabama SB279: Alabama State House; Legislative Council authorized to contract for demolition of existing building when new state house constructed; disposition of property and materials in building prior to demolition authorized

Alabama SB279, Alabama State House; Legislative Council authorized to contract for demolition of existing building when new state house constructed; disposition of property and materials in building prior to demolition authorized, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Sam Givhan (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-14 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB279
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Alabama State House; Legislative Council authorized to contract for demolition of existing building when new state house constructed; disposition of property and materials in building prior to demolition authorized
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Last action: 2025-05-14, Enacted
- Sponsor: Sam Givhan (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Legislature
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (157 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Alabama authorizes old State House demolition: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Legislative Council can contract to demolish the State House at 11 South Union Street, Montgomery. Demolition must wait until the new State House is completed and named as its replacement. The Council can choose financially responsible reuse, recycling, upcycling, sale,…
- Lawmakers and staff can buy chamber furnishings: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, lawmakers and legislative employees can buy items from the old legislative chambers when offered for sale. Only desks, chairs, and other chamber items not moving to the new State House qualify. The House Clerk and Senate Secretary must set prices and can decide how to conduc…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sam Givhan (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-01 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1149 | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 822 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 29 | 0 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-14: Enacted (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1149 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Signature Requested (House)
- 2025-05-01: Delivered to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2025-04-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-24: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 822 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government (House)
- 2025-04-24: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB279-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB279-enr.pdf)

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- 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/SB279-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB279-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-SB279-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).