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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama proposes constitutional amendment to ban underground carbon dioxide storage in Covington County
Last action · February 24, 2026: Re-referred to Committee in Second HouseSponsor: Josh Carnley
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate Bill 266 proposes a constitutional amendment to prohibit individuals and corporations from injecting, storing, or sequestering carbon dioxide in underground wells within Covington County, pending voter ratification.
Property owners, energy companies, and local residents in Covington County face a permanent statewide constitutional ban on operating Class VI carbon dioxide injection wells if voters approve the measure.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Covington County residents
Voters will decide whether to prohibit underground carbon dioxide storage within their county boundaries.
Energy and sequestration companies
Operators are prohibited from establishing or running Class VI carbon dioxide injection and storage wells in Covington County.
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Procedural history
16 actions- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeRe-referred to Committee in Second House
- Feb 19, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Feb 19, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation
- Feb 19, 2026SenateChambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 453
- Feb 19, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 452
- Feb 19, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
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- Feb 19, 2026SenateReported out of Tourism and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 18, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 12, 2026SenateCommitteeRe-referred to Committee in House of Origin
- Feb 12, 2026SenateCommitteeReported out of Committee of House of Origin
- Feb 12, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 10, 2026SenateRe-referred per Rule 50(b) to Committee in House of Origin
- Feb 10, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time
- Feb 10, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 5, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 5, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
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Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 453
Total
35
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 11
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (1)
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- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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