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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama expands City of Daphne boundaries to incorporate multiple parcels in Baldwin County
Last action · February 24, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Matt Simpson
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What This Bill Does
Alabama enacted HB 82 to alter and extend the and boundary lines of the City of Daphne in Baldwin County, incorporating several specified territories and parcels immediately upon becoming effective.
Property owners within the newly incorporated parcels become subject to the municipal jurisdiction, laws, taxation, and services of the City of Daphne.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Property owners within the annexed territories
Their properties are brought within the corporate limits and municipal boundaries of the City of Daphne.
City of Daphne
Its corporate limits, area of jurisdiction, and tax base are expanded to include the new territories.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Feb 24, 2026HouseEnrolledEnacted
- Feb 17, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSignature Requested
- Feb 12, 2026HouseEnrolled
- Feb 12, 2026HouseReady to Enroll
- Feb 12, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 359
Show 11 earlier actions
- Feb 12, 2026SenateThird Reading in Second House
- Feb 10, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 10, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Jan 21, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
- Jan 21, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 71
- Jan 21, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Jan 20, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 20, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Baldwin County Legislation
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment1Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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