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HomeLegislationHB155 - 2026RS

House Bill 155

2026 Regular Session
Enacted

Bill Info and Details

Sponsor

Rep. Paul W. Lee
House District 86

Act Link

Act No. 2026-598

Bill Documents

Enrolled4/7/2026

Past versions

Engrossed2/10/2026Introduced1/13/2026

Recent Fiscal Note

Enacted

Bill Details

SubjectMilitary
TitleHomestead Exemptions; removing the annual verification requirement for qualifying permanently and totally disabled veterans
StatusEnacted
Last Action4/17/2026 - House Enacted - 2026-598
Committees
Senate Finance and Taxation General FundHouse Military and Veterans' Affairs
First Read1/13/2026

DateBodyMatterAmd/SubCommitteeVoteLegislative Day
4/17/2026
House
Enacted
4/7/2026
Senate
Signature Requested
28
4/7/2026
House
Delivered to Governor
28
4/7/2026
House
Enrolled
28
4/7/2026
House
Ready to Enroll
28
4/7/2026
Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1169
R 1169
28
4/7/2026
Senate
Third Reading in Second House
R 1168
28
3/19/2026
Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Finance and Taxation General Fund
24
3/18/2026
Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2/10/2026
Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
Finance and Taxation General Fund
11
2/10/2026
Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
11
2/10/2026
House
Engrossed
11
2/10/2026
House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 338
R 338
11
2/10/2026
House
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 337
3PSLKVE-1
R 337
11
2/10/2026
House
Military and Veterans' Affairs Engrossed Substitute Offered
3PSLKVE-1
Military and Veterans' Affairs
11
2/10/2026
House
Third Reading in House of Origin
R 336
11
1/21/2026
House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Military and Veterans' Affairs
5
1/21/2026
House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
3PSLKVE-1
Military and Veterans' Affairs
5
1/13/2026
House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Military and Veterans' Affairs
1
1/13/2026
House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs
1
Date
4/17/2026
Body
House
Matter
Enacted
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
Date
4/7/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Signature Requested
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
28
Date
4/7/2026
Body
House
Matter
Delivered to Governor
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
28
Date
4/7/2026
Body
House
Matter
Enrolled
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
28
Date
4/7/2026
Body
House
Matter
Ready to Enroll
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
28
Date
4/7/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1169
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 1169
Legislative Day
28
Date
4/7/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Third Reading in Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 1168
Legislative Day
28
Date
3/19/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Vote
Legislative Day
24
Date
3/18/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Reported Out of Committee Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
Date
2/10/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Pending Committee Action in Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Vote
Legislative Day
11
Date
2/10/2026
Body
Senate
Matter
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
11
Date
2/10/2026
Body
House
Matter
Engrossed
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
11
Date
2/10/2026
Body
House
Matter
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 338
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 338
Legislative Day
11
Date
2/10/2026
Body
House
Matter
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 337
Amd/Sub
3PSLKVE-1
Committee
Vote
R 337
Legislative Day
11
Date
2/10/2026
Body
House
Matter
Military and Veterans' Affairs Engrossed Substitute Offered
Amd/Sub
3PSLKVE-1
Committee
Military and Veterans' Affairs
Vote
Legislative Day
11
Date
2/10/2026
Body
House
Matter
Third Reading in House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 336
Legislative Day
11
Date
1/21/2026
Body
House
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Military and Veterans' Affairs
Vote
Legislative Day
5
Date
1/21/2026
Body
House
Matter
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amd/Sub
3PSLKVE-1
Committee
Military and Veterans' Affairs
Vote
Legislative Day
5
Date
1/13/2026
Body
House
Matter
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Military and Veterans' Affairs
Vote
Legislative Day
1
Date
1/13/2026
Body
House
Matter
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
1

Act No.
2026-598
Effective Date Certain
Thursday, October 1, 2026
This act amends Sections 40-7-2.1 and 40-9-21.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to exempt permanently and totally disabled veterans from the required annual verification of eligibility to maintain an exemption of his or her homestead from state ad valorem taxes.

Fiscal Notes

Description
Enacted
Passed First Chamber
Reported by First Chamber Committee
Introduced

Budget Isolation Resolutions

BIRBodyDateMatterVote
BIR294
Senate
4/7/2026
Passed by Second House
R 1168
BIR294
House
2/10/2026
Passed by House of Origin
R 336
BIR
BIR294
Body
Senate
Date
4/7/2026
Matter
Passed by Second House
Vote
R 1168
BIR
BIR294
Body
House
Date
2/10/2026
Matter
Passed by House of Origin
Vote
R 336

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