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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabaster authorizes weed nuisance abatement procedures and property liens
Last action · March 3, 2026: EnactedSponsor: April Weaver
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What This Bill Does
The City of Alabaster is authorized to establish weed procedures, allowing the city to order property owners to clear nuisance plants within 14 to 28 days, conduct hearings, perform the work if owners fail to comply, and assess costs as a property lien collected with municipal taxes starting October 1, 2026.
Property owners in Alabaster face mandatory weed clearance timelines, potential city-contracted cleanup costs added to their property tax bills, and formal administrative and circuit court appeal rights.
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 in the City of Alabaster
Property owners are subject to mandatory weed abatement notices, timelines, administrative hearings, potential city-contracted cleanup on their land, and property tax liens for unpaid costs.
Shelby County Revenue Commissioner
The revenue commissioner is required to add city weed liens to regular property tax bills and collect and remit the funds to the city.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long do property owners have to clear a weed nuisance after receiving notice?
What happens if a property owner does not pay the costs of city-performed weed abatement?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Mar 3, 2026SenateEnrolledEnacted
- Feb 24, 2026HouseSignature Requested
- Feb 24, 2026SenateEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Feb 24, 2026SenateEnrolled
- Feb 24, 2026SenateReady to Enroll
- Feb 24, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 515
Show 11 earlier actions
- Feb 24, 2026HouseThird Reading in Second House
- Feb 19, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 19, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Feb 17, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Shelby County Legislation
- Feb 17, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 419
- Feb 17, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
- Feb 12, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 11, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 10, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 10, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Shelby County Legislation
Version history
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Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 419
Total
35
- Yes
- 32
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 3
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (1)
Lobbying Activity
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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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