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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama exempts tax-exempt nonprofits from showing ad valorem tax payments in quiet title actions starting October 1, 2026
Last action · March 19, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Sam Givhan
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What This Bill Would Do
Quiet Title Claims; requirement to show tax payments in quiet title action exempted for nonprofit entities
Tax-exempt religious, educational, and charitable organizations gain the legal ability to clear land titles without having to demonstrate a history of property tax payments they were never required to pay.
- Under existing Alabama law, individuals or entities filing quiet title actions to establish land ownership must typically demonstrate proof of paying property taxes over a set period. context
- Nonprofit entities that use property for religious, educational, or charitable purposes are generally exempt from paying ad valorem property taxes in Alabama. context
Who It Would Affect
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Nonprofit entities
Religious, educational, and charitable nonprofits are exempted from having to show ad valorem tax payments to file a quiet title action.
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Procedural history
10 actions- Mar 19, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 18, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 10, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Mar 10, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
- Mar 10, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 763
- Mar 10, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
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- Feb 12, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 11, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 3, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 3, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
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Exemption from Tax Payment Prerequisite
The bill creates a specific carve-out for religious, educational, and charitable organizations, removing a longstanding evidentiary requirement in quiet title proceedings.
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alison.legislature.state.al.us
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- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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