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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama proposes constitutional amendment allowing Escambia County district court to use county courthouse for municipal ordinance cases
Last action · March 17, 2026: Delivered to GovernorSponsor: Alan Baker
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What This Bill Does
An act proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the Escambia County district court to hold court in the county courthouse for cases arising under municipal ordinances from municipalities within the county that lack a municipal court.
Changes where municipal ordinance cases can be tried for towns in Escambia County without their own municipal court, shifting those proceedings to the county courthouse upon voter ratification.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Escambia County residents
Voters will decide whether to ratify the constitutional amendment, and litigants from municipalities without local courts will have proceedings held at the county courthouse.
Municipalities in Escambia County without a municipal court
Their ordinance violation cases are authorized to be heard within the county courthouse.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
21 actions- Mar 17, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Feb 17, 2026HouseEnrolledEnacted
- Feb 17, 2026HouseSent to Secretary of State
- Feb 17, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Feb 17, 2026SenateSignature Requested
- Feb 12, 2026HouseEnrolled
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- Feb 12, 2026HouseReady to Enroll
- Feb 12, 2026SenateChambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 364
- Feb 12, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 363
- 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, 2026HouseLocalCertificationResolutionAdopted
- Jan 21, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 92
- 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 Local Legislation
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