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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama streamlines municipal code lien foreclosure process for Class 2 cities
Last action · April 7, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Barbara Drummond
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What This Bill Does
Alabama enacts a law allowing Class 2 municipalities to adopt their own forms for municipal code lien foreclosures, shortens sale and deed timelines, and removes requirements to notify certain taxing authorities starting October 1, 2026.
Property owners and municipal authorities in Class 2 cities will experience accelerated foreclosure timelines and modified notice requirements when unpaid housing or building code liens are enforced.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Class 2 municipalities
Municipalities gain the authority to adopt custom foreclosure forms and benefit from shortened procedural timelines for code lien enforcement.
Property owners in Class 2 cities
Property owners face shortened statutory timeframes during foreclosure proceedings and revised notice procedures for municipal code liens.
County tax collecting officials
Tax collectors must receive notification of intent to foreclose and are responsible for receiving remitted property taxes, interest, or fees.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Apr 7, 2026HouseEnrolledEnacted
- Mar 31, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Mar 31, 2026SenateSignature Requested
- Mar 31, 2026HouseEnrolled
- Mar 31, 2026HouseReady to Enroll
- Mar 31, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 968
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- Mar 31, 2026SenateThird Reading in Second House
- Mar 19, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 18, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 17, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Mar 17, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Mobile County Legislation
- Mar 17, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 908
- Mar 17, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Mar 11, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 11, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 26, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Mobile County Legislation
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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