# Alabama SB42: Property; governmental body authorized to allow condemned abandoned state road to revert back to original landowner once deemed unusable Alabama SB42, Property; governmental body authorized to allow condemned abandoned state road to revert back to original landowner once deemed unusable, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tim Melson (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-21 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB42-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB42 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Property; governmental body authorized to allow condemned abandoned state road to revert back to original landowner once deemed unusable - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-05-21, Enacted - Sponsor: Tim Melson (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Property & Estates; Transportation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (447 yes, 7 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Tim Melson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Melson Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1047 | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2025-05-07 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1209 | pass | 99 | 2 | | | 2025-05-07 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1210 | pass | 94 | 3 | 5 | | 2025-05-07 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1208 | pass | 97 | 2 | 1 | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Stutts motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 127 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Melson motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 126 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 128 | pass | 32 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-21: Enacted (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Melson Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1047 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-05-14: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2025-05-07: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1208 (House) - 2025-05-07: Crawford 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2025-05-07: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1209 (House) - 2025-05-07: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1210 (House) - 2025-02-27: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-26: Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure 1st Amendment (House) - 2025-02-26: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2025-02-20: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure (House) - 2025-02-20: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2025-02-18: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Melson 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Melson motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 126 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Stutts 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Stutts motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 127 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 128 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB42-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB42-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB42-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/SB42-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB42-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB42-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) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB42-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).