The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama proposes constitutional amendment placing Madison County private sewer systems under Public Service Commission regulation
Last action · April 1, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Andy Whitt
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Does
A proposed constitutional amendment brings certain privately owned sewer systems in Madison County under jurisdiction, requiring state certification and rate regulation unless local authorities enter into an exempting .
Madison County residential and commercial customers connected to qualifying private sewer systems will see their rates and fees either regulated by the state or governed locally by municipal or county s.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Madison County residential and commercial sewer customers
Customers served by qualifying private sewer systems will have their utility rates and charges regulated either by the state Public Service Commission or by local rate control agreements.
Privately owned sewer system operators
Private entities operating sewer plants using public rights-of-way must obtain certification and comply with state regulatory oversight and rate controls unless exempted by a local agreement.
Madison County local governments and municipalities
Local governing bodies gain the authority to enter into rate control agreements to opt out of Public Service Commission regulation for affected customers.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this amendment apply outside Madison County?
Can local governments avoid Public Service Commission regulation for private sewer systems?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
28 actions- Apr 1, 2026HouseEnrolledEnacted
- Apr 1, 2026HouseSent to Secretary of State
- Apr 1, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Apr 1, 2026SenateSignature Requested
- Mar 31, 2026HouseEnrolled
- Mar 31, 2026HouseReady to Enroll
Show 22 earlier actions
- Mar 31, 2026HouseWhitt Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1117
- Mar 31, 2026SenateChambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 961
- Mar 31, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 960
- Mar 5, 2026SenateCarried Over
- Mar 5, 2026SenateGivhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 705
- Mar 5, 2026SenateGivhan 1st Amendment Offered
- Feb 24, 2026SenateCarried Over
- Feb 24, 2026SenateThird Reading in Second House
- Feb 19, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 18, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Feb 18, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Feb 17, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Madison County Legislation
- Feb 17, 2026HouseEngrossed
- Feb 17, 2026HouseLocalCertificationResolutionAdopted
- Feb 17, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 432
- Feb 17, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 431
- Feb 17, 2026HouseMadison County Legislation Engrossed Substitute Offered
- Feb 17, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Feb 12, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 27, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 27, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Madison County Legislation
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
Connected Entities
Sources
alison.legislature.state.al.us
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools