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HB241
GEU4666-1
By Representatives Easterbrook, Whorton, Lee, Fincher, Bolton,
Stadthagen
RFD: County and Municipal Government
First Read: 11-Feb-25
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First Read: 11-Feb-25
SYNOPSIS:
Under existing law, the construction plans for a
single family residence with a total area of less than
2,500 square feet does not need the approval of a
registered architect.
This bill would prohibit any county or
municipality from requiring the approval of a
registered architect or professional engineer on plans
for the construction of a single family residence under
three stories in height.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to residential home construction; to provide
that new single family residencies under three floors in
height may not be required to be approved by a registered
architect or licensed professional engineer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Any provision of Section 34-2-32, Code of
Alabama 1975, to the contrary notwithstanding, no municipality
may require the approval by a registered architect or
professional engineer on plans for the construction of a
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professional engineer on plans for the construction of a
single family residence that is under three stories in height.
Section 2. Any provision of Section 34-2-32, Code of
Alabama 1975, to the contrary notwithstanding, no county may
require the approval by a registered architect or professional
engineer on plans for the construction of a single family
residence that is under three stories in height.
Section 3. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2025.
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