# Alabama SB329: Lee County; Lee County Revenue Commissioner authorized to perform duties of selling and redeeming land for taxes

Alabama SB329, Lee County; Lee County Revenue Commissioner authorized to perform duties of selling and redeeming land for taxes, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jay Hovey (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-07 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB329
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Lee County; Lee County Revenue Commissioner authorized to perform duties of selling and redeeming land for taxes
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-15
- Last action: 2025-05-07, Enacted
- Sponsor: Jay Hovey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Lee County
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (137 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Lee County land redemptions face possible fees: cost, low. Effective immediately, Lee County's Revenue Commissioner handles covered tax-land redemptions instead of the Judge of Probate. The commissioner may charge up to $50 per redemption, on top of other fees allowed by law. Charging this fee is optional. All fees collected under this law go to the county…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jay Hovey (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1042 | pass | 15 | 1 | 87 |
| 2025-04-29 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 60 | 0 | 40 |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 775 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 31 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-05-07: Enacted (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Third Reading in Second House (House)
- 2025-04-29: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1042 (House)
- 2025-04-29: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signature Requested (House)
- 2025-04-29: Delivered to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2025-04-24: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-22: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 775 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Lee County Legislation (House)
- 2025-04-22: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2025-04-17: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB329-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB329-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- 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/SB329-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB329-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-SB329-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).