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Alabama House Bill HB211 Compare Versions

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5	5		By Representative Wood (R) (N & P)
6	6		RFD: Local Legislation
7	7		First Read: 06-Feb-25
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12		-	5 HB211 ~~Enrolled~~
	12	+	5 HB211 Engrossed
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14	14		First Read: 06-Feb-25
15		-	Enrolled, An Act,
	15	+	A BILL
	16	+	TO BE ENTITLED
	17	+	AN ACT
16	18		Relating to Calhoun County; to authorize the county
17	19		commission and the governing bodies of municipalities to
18	20		regulate halfway houses and other similar facilities; to
19	21		provide for enforcement; and to provide for repeal of the act.
20	22		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
21	23		Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this section, the
22	24		following terms have the following meanings:
23	25		(1) COURT ORDER. An order from a court requiring an
24	26		individual to reside at a facility.
25	27		(2) FACILITY. Any halfway house; substance abuse
26	28		rehabilitation treatment facility; sober living facility; or
27	29		any other facility that is housing any resident who: (i) is
28	30		enrolled in the facility by court order; or (ii) is supervised
29	31		by the Calhoun County Community Punishment and Corrections
30	32		Authority, Inc.
31	33		(3) HALFWAY HOUSE. Any group residence designed to
32	34		facilitate individuals in their readjustment to private life
33	35		following their release from institutionalization.
34	36		(b) The Calhoun County Commission, by resolution, may
35	37		regulate facilities in the county. The governing body of a
36		-	municipality, by resolution, may regulate facilities in the
37		-	municipality. The regulations may include, but are not limited
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39		-	(1) A permit requirement.
40		-	(2) Size requirements or limitations.
41		-	(3) Location requirements or limitations, including,
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	67	+	regulate facilities in the county. The governing body of a
	68	+	municipality, by resolution, may regulate facilities in the
	69	+	municipality. The regulations may include, but are not limited
	70	+	to:
	71	+	(1) A permit requirement.
	72	+	(2) Size requirements or limitations.
	73	+	(3) Location requirements or limitations, including,
72	74		but not limited to, required minimum distances from other
73	75		specified locations.
74	76		(4) Limits on the number of tenants per room.
75	77		(5) A civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars
76	78		($1,000) to be assessed per day, per resident, for each
77	79		violation. Before the assessment of any penalties, the county
78	80		commission or governing body of the municipality shall provide
79	81		for notice and a hearing.
80	82		(c) Any resolution adopted pursuant to this section may
81	83		be enforced by the respective governing body by an action
82	84		against the owner of the facility in the Civil Division of the
83	85		Circuit Court of Calhoun County.
84	86		(d) Any resolution adopted pursuant to this section
85	87		shall prohibit a registered sex offender from residing in any
86	88		facility that houses any resident who is enrolled in the
87	89		facility by court order or who is supervised by the Calhoun
88	90		County Community Punishment and Corrections Authority, Inc.
89	91		Section 2. This act shall be repealed on June 1, 2028.
90	92		Section 3. This act shall become effective on June 1,
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113		-	________________________________________________
114		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
115		-	________________________________________________
116		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
117		-	House of Representatives
118		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
119		-	was passed by the House 20-Feb-25.
120		-	John Treadwell
121		-	Clerk
122		-	Senate 19-Mar-25 Passed
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	122	+	House of Representatives
	123	+	Read for the first time and referred
	124	+	to the House of Representatives
	125	+	committee on Local Legislation
	126	+	................06-Feb-25
	127	+	Read for the second time and placed
	128	+	on the calendar:
	129	+	0 amendments
	130	+	................18-Feb-25
	131	+	Read for the third time and passed
	132	+	as amended
	133	+	Yeas 24
	134	+	Nays 0
	135	+	Abstains 73
	136	+	................20-Feb-25
	137	+	John Treadwell
	138	+	Clerk
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