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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 198
Committee: County & Municipal GovernmentSponsor: Representative Chip Brown
Analyst: Jennifer Farish Date: 04/08/2024
House Bill 198 as passed the House of Representatives would increase the obligations of the
Alabama Home Builders Licensure Board by an undetermined amount dependent on the cost to:
1) adopt a statewide residential building code (the Alabama Residential Building Code); and 2)
create the Alabama Residential Building Code Division within the board, which may employ
staff, provide funding to local jurisdictions, and apply for funding from other sources. These
obligations may be offset by any funding received by the Alabama Residential Building Code
Fund, created by this bill within the State Treasury and administered by the board, to be used for
administration of the division and enforcement of the code. This bill would further require the
unencumbered year-end balance of the fund, in excess of 25% of the amount appropriated for
the fiscal year, to revert to the State General Fund.