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Read. Follow. Verify.Mobile County extends fire service fees to manufactured homes and house trailers
Last action · February 24, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Chip Brown
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What This Bill Does
Mobile County expands its fire protection service fee collection requirements to include manufactured homes and house trailers beginning October 1, 2026. The legislation updates the definition of a residence to explicitly cover these dwellings alongside traditional single-family homes, duplexes, and apartments.
Owners of manufactured homes and house trailers in Mobile County firefighting districts will become subject to mandatory fire protection service charges and potential property liens.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Manufactured home and house trailer owners in Mobile County
Owners of manufactured homes and house trailers become subject to mandatory fire protection service charges and associated property liens.
Firefighting districts in Mobile County
Districts gain explicit authority to collect service fees from manufactured homes and house trailers to maintain firefighting services.
Key Facts
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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
18 actions- Feb 24, 2026HouseEnrolledEnacted
- Feb 17, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSignature Requested
- Feb 12, 2026HouseEnrolled
- Feb 12, 2026HouseReady to Enroll
- Feb 10, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 300
Show 12 earlier actions
- Feb 10, 2026SenateThird Reading in Second House
- Jan 29, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 28, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Jan 22, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Jan 22, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Mobile County Legislation
- Jan 22, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 104
- Jan 22, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Jan 22, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Jan 21, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 21, 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 Mobile County Legislation
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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