Alabama 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 343 — Baldwin County, creates Bon Secour Landmark District, Constitutional Amendment

Last action — Enacted as 2024-256

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 07, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kay Ivey (Republican) on May 07, 2024.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Baldwin County

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

47 added · 116 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Bill HB 343 now includes a detailed geographic description of the Bon Secour Landmark District in Baldwin County. This addition specifies the boundaries of the district and clarifies which properties are protected from being annexed by local municipalities under certain conditions. These changes are important because they provide clear guidelines for preserving the area's unique character and ensuring local residents have a say in how their community is governed.

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r HB343 ENROLLED HB343 A C T #2024 LD3VAYW-2 3- By Representative Holk-Jones (Constitutional Amendment) RFD:
HB343 ENROLLED HB343 LD3VAYW-2 By Representative Holk-Jones (Constitutional Amendment) RFD:
Baldwin County Legislation h ir sRead:
Baldwin County Legislation First Read:
i9-M ar-24 Page 0 HB343 Enrolled Enrolled, An Act, To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Baldwin County, to define the Bon Secour Landmark District within the county and to prohibit the annexation by local law of any property within the district into any municipality except under certain conditions.
19-Mar-24 Page 0 HB343 Enrolled Enrolled, An Act, To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Baldwin County, to define the Bon Secour Landmark District within the county and to prohibit the annexation by local law of any property within the district into any municipality except under certain conditions.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT (a) For the purposes of this amendment, the ’Bon Secour Landmark District" in Baldwin County is defined as follows:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT (a) For the purposes of this amendment, the "Bon Secour Landmark District" in Baldwin County is defined as follows:
thence run Southerly along the centerline of County Road 65 a distance of 3,192 feet.
thence run Southerly along the centerline of County Road 65 a distance of 3,192 feet, more or less, to a point;
more or less, to a point;
thence run Southwesterly following the meanderings along the centerline and of Bon Secour River approximately 2,500 feet.
thence run Southwesterly following the meanderings along the centerline and of Bon Secour River approximately 2,500 feet, more of less, to the intersection of Keller Road;
more of less, to the intersection of Keller Road;
thence run Southerly 40 feet, more or less, to the projected northeast corner of parcel ■05-61-04-19-0-000-042.002;
thence run Southerly 40 feet, more or less, to the projected northeast corner of parcel 05-61-04-19-0-000-042.002;
thence run Southerly along a boundary line of said parcel 90 feet, more or less.
thence run Southerly along a boundary line of said parcel 90 feet, more or less, to a corner of said parcel;
to a corner of said parcel;
thence run Easterly along a boundary line of said parcel 42 feet.
thence run Easterly along a boundary line of said parcel 42 feet, more or less to a corner of said parcel;
more or less to a corner of said parcel;
thence run Southerly along the west boundary lines of parcels 05-61-04-19-0-000-043.000 and 05-61-04-19-0-000-043.001 a distance of 200 feet.
thence run Southerly along the west boundary lines of parcels 05-61-04-19-0-000-043.000 and 05-61-04-19-0-000-043.001 a distance of 200 feet, more or less, to the southwest corner of parcel 05-61-04-19-0-000-043.001;
more or less, to the southwest corner of parcel 05-61-04-19-0-000-043.001;
thence run Westerly following the meanderings along the centerline and of Boggy Branch co the intersection of the centerline of Boggy Branch and the centerline of the Bon Secour River;
thence run Westerly following the meanderings along the centerline and of Boggy Branch to the intersection of the centerline of Boggy Branch and the centerline of the Bon Secour River;
thence run Northerly to the intersection of the eastern boundary of Section 28 Township 3 South Range 3 East and the intersection of the centerline of County Road 49;
thence run Northerly to the intersection of the eastern boundary of Section 28 Township 8 South Range 3 East and the intersection of the centerline of County Road 49;
Page 3 HB343 E nrolled (d) The Bon Secour Landmark District shall not be considered a legal entity and shall"not have any of the follow ing powers or a u th o rity :
Page 3 HB343 Enrolled (d) The Bon Secour Landmark District shall not be considered a legal entity and shall not have any of the following powers or authority:
(5) Authority- to adopt ordinances, rules, or regulations within its boundaries.
(5) Authority to adopt ordinances, rules, or regulations within its boundaries.
(6) Any other authority or power commonly associated with a legal entity.
(6) Any other authority or power commonly associated 95 with a legal entity.
upon ratification of this constitutional amendment, the Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions:
Upon ratification of this constitutional amendment, the Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions:
The appropriate election official shall assign a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on the election ballot and shall set forrh the following description of the substance or subject matter of the proposed Page 4 HB343 E nrolled c o n s titu tioamendment :
The appropriate election official shall assign a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on the election ballot and shall set forth the following description of the substance or subject matter of the proposed Page 4 HB343 Enrolled constitutional amendment:
’Relating to Baldwin County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to define the Bon Secour Landmark District within the counry and to prohibit the annexation by local law of any property within the district into any municipality except under certain conditions.
"Relating to Baldwin County, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to define the Bon Secour Landmark District within the county and to prohibit the annexation by local law of any property within the district into any municipality except under certain conditions.
Proposed by Act This description shall be followed by the following language :
Proposed by Act ____." This description shall be followed by the following language:
"Yes ( ) No( ) ." Section 3.
"Yes( ) No( )." Section 3.
The proposed amendment shall become valid as part of the Constitution of Alabama of '2022, when approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
The proposed amendment shall become valid as part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, when approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
Page 5 HB343 Enrolled Speaker of the House of Representatives President and R siding ± ^ c e of th eSenate House of R e p re se n ta tiv e s I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and was.passed by the House 02-Apr-24 .
Page 5 HB343 Enrolled ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate House of Representatives I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and was passed by the House 02-Apr-24.
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Action History

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Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (139)

139 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passed 27 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 19007
D 7001
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 27008
% of votes cast 77%0%0%23%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Greg J. Reed — Yea
Bobby D. Singleton D Yea
Kirk Hatcher D Yea
Linda Coleman-Madison D Yea
Merika Coleman D Yea
Robert Stewart D Yea
Rodger M. Smitherman D Yea
Vivian Davis Figures D Yea
William M. Beasley D Not Voting
Andrew Jones R Yea
April Weaver R Yea
Arthur Orr R Not Voting
Chris Elliott R Yea
Clyde Chambliss R Yea
Dan Roberts R Yea
David Sessions R Yea
Donnie Chesteen R Yea
Garlan Gudger R Yea
Gerald H. Allen R Yea
Greg Albritton R Yea
J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner R Not Voting
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jay Hovey R Yea
Josh Carnley R Yea
Keith Kelley R Yea
Lance Bell R Yea
Larry Stutts R Not Voting
Randy Price R Not Voting
Sam Givhan R Yea
Shay Shelnutt R Not Voting
Steve Livingston R Yea
Tim Melson R Not Voting
Tom Butler R Yea
Wes Kitchens R Yea
Will Barfoot R Not Voting

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Passed 27 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
R 19007
D 7001
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 27008
% of votes cast 77%0%0%23%
How each member voted (35)
Member Party Vote
Greg J. Reed — Yea
Bobby D. Singleton D Yea
Kirk Hatcher D Yea
Linda Coleman-Madison D Yea
Merika Coleman D Yea
Robert Stewart D Yea
Rodger M. Smitherman D Yea
Vivian Davis Figures D Yea
William M. Beasley D Not Voting
Andrew Jones R Yea
April Weaver R Yea
Arthur Orr R Not Voting
Chris Elliott R Yea
Clyde Chambliss R Yea
Dan Roberts R Yea
David Sessions R Yea
Donnie Chesteen R Yea
Garlan Gudger R Yea
Gerald H. Allen R Yea
Greg Albritton R Yea
J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner R Not Voting
Jack W. Williams R Yea
Jay Hovey R Yea
Josh Carnley R Yea
Keith Kelley R Yea
Lance Bell R Yea
Larry Stutts R Not Voting
Randy Price R Not Voting
Sam Givhan R Yea
Shay Shelnutt R Not Voting
Steve Livingston R Yea
Tim Melson R Not Voting
Tom Butler R Yea
Wes Kitchens R Yea
Will Barfoot R Not Voting

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Passed 65 Yea · 0 Nay · 38 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3001
R 550016
D 70021
Total 650038
% of votes cast 63%0%0%37%
How each member voted (103)
Member Party Vote
Wood (D) — Yea
Corey Harbison — Yea
Cynthia Almond — Not Voting
Randall Shedd — Yea
Adline Clarke D Not Voting
Anthony Daniels D Not Voting
Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell D Yea
Barbara Boyd D Not Voting
Barbara Drummond D Yea
Berry Forte D Not Voting
Chris England D Yea
Curtis Travis D Yea
Jeremy Gray D Not Voting
Juandalynn Givan D Not Voting
Kelvin Lawrence D Yea
Kenyatté Hassell D Not Voting
Laura Hall D Not Voting
M. Moore D Not Voting
Marilyn Lands D Yea
Napoleon Bracy D Not Voting
Neil Rafferty D Not Voting
Ontario Tillman D Not Voting
Patrice McClammy D Not Voting
Patrick Sellers D Not Voting
Pebblin W. Warren D Yea
Phillip Ensler D Not Voting
Prince Chestnut D Not Voting
Rolanda Hollis D Not Voting
Sam Jones D Not Voting
TaShina Morris D Not Voting
Thomas Jackson D Not Voting
Travis Hendrix D Not Voting
Alan Baker R Yea
Allen Treadaway R Not Voting
Andy Whitt R Yea
Arnold Mooney R Not Voting
Ben Harrison R Not Voting
Ben Robbins R Not Voting
Bill Lamb R Yea
Bob Fincher R Not Voting
Brett Easterbrook R Yea
Bryan Brinyark R Yea
Chad Robertson R Yea
Chip Brown R Yea
Chris Blackshear R Yea
Chris Pringle R Yea
Chris Sells R Yea
Corley Ellis R Yea
Craig Lipscomb R Yea
Danny Crawford R Yea
Danny Garrett R Yea
David Faulkner R Yea
David Standridge R Yea
Donna Givens R Yea
Ed Oliver R Yea
Ernie Yarbrough R Not Voting
Frances Holk-Jones R Yea
Ginny Shaver R Yea
Ivan Smith R Yea
James Lomax R Not Voting
Jamie Kiel R Not Voting
Jeff Sorrells R Yea
Jennifer Fidler R Yea
Jerry Starnes R Yea
Jim Carns R Not Voting
Jim Hill R Not Voting
Joe Lovvorn R Yea
Kenneth Paschal R Yea
Kerry (Bubba) Underwood R Yea
Leigh Hulsey R Not Voting
Mack Butler R Yea
Marcus Paramore R Yea
Margie Wilcox R Yea
Mark Gidley R Yea
Mark Shirey R Yea
Matt Simpson R Yea
Matt Woods R Not Voting
Matthew Hammett R Yea
Mike Kirkland R Yea
Mike Shaw R Yea
Nathaniel Ledbetter R Yea
Parker Moore R Yea
Paul W. Lee R Yea
Phillip Pettus R Not Voting
Phillip Rigsby R Not Voting
Randy Wood R Not Voting
Reed Ingram R Yea
Rex Reynolds R Yea
Rhett Marques R Yea
Rick Rehm R Yea
Ritchie Whorton R Yea
Ron Bolton R Yea
Russell Bedsole R Yea
Scott Stadthagen R Yea
Shane Stringer R Yea
Steve Clouse R Yea
Steve Hurst R Yea
Susan DuBose R Not Voting
Terri Collins R Yea
Tim Wadsworth R Yea
Tracy Estes R Yea
Troy Stubbs R Yea
William Brock Colvin R Yea

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Passed 64 Yea · 0 Nay · 39 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3001
R 540017
D 70021
Total 640039
% of votes cast 62%0%0%38%
How each member voted (103)
Member Party Vote
Wood (D) — Yea
Corey Harbison — Yea
Cynthia Almond — Not Voting
Randall Shedd — Yea
Adline Clarke D Not Voting
Anthony Daniels D Not Voting
Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell D Yea
Barbara Boyd D Not Voting
Barbara Drummond D Not Voting
Berry Forte D Not Voting
Chris England D Yea
Curtis Travis D Yea
Jeremy Gray D Not Voting
Juandalynn Givan D Not Voting
Kelvin Lawrence D Not Voting
Kenyatté Hassell D Not Voting
Laura Hall D Not Voting
M. Moore D Yea
Marilyn Lands D Yea
Napoleon Bracy D Not Voting
Neil Rafferty D Yea
Ontario Tillman D Not Voting
Patrice McClammy D Not Voting
Patrick Sellers D Not Voting
Pebblin W. Warren D Yea
Phillip Ensler D Not Voting
Prince Chestnut D Not Voting
Rolanda Hollis D Not Voting
Sam Jones D Not Voting
TaShina Morris D Not Voting
Thomas Jackson D Not Voting
Travis Hendrix D Not Voting
Alan Baker R Yea
Allen Treadaway R Not Voting
Andy Whitt R Yea
Arnold Mooney R Not Voting
Ben Harrison R Not Voting
Ben Robbins R Not Voting
Bill Lamb R Yea
Bob Fincher R Not Voting
Brett Easterbrook R Not Voting
Bryan Brinyark R Yea
Chad Robertson R Yea
Chip Brown R Yea
Chris Blackshear R Yea
Chris Pringle R Yea
Chris Sells R Yea
Corley Ellis R Yea
Craig Lipscomb R Yea
Danny Crawford R Not Voting
Danny Garrett R Yea
David Faulkner R Yea
David Standridge R Yea
Donna Givens R Yea
Ed Oliver R Yea
Ernie Yarbrough R Not Voting
Frances Holk-Jones R Yea
Ginny Shaver R Yea
Ivan Smith R Yea
James Lomax R Not Voting
Jamie Kiel R Not Voting
Jeff Sorrells R Yea
Jennifer Fidler R Yea
Jerry Starnes R Yea
Jim Carns R Not Voting
Jim Hill R Not Voting
Joe Lovvorn R Yea
Kenneth Paschal R Yea
Kerry (Bubba) Underwood R Yea
Leigh Hulsey R Yea
Mack Butler R Yea
Marcus Paramore R Yea
Margie Wilcox R Yea
Mark Gidley R Yea
Mark Shirey R Yea
Matt Simpson R Yea
Matt Woods R Yea
Matthew Hammett R Yea
Mike Kirkland R Yea
Mike Shaw R Yea
Nathaniel Ledbetter R Yea
Parker Moore R Yea
Paul W. Lee R Yea
Phillip Pettus R Not Voting
Phillip Rigsby R Yea
Randy Wood R Not Voting
Reed Ingram R Yea
Rex Reynolds R Yea
Rhett Marques R Yea
Rick Rehm R Not Voting
Ritchie Whorton R Yea
Ron Bolton R Yea
Russell Bedsole R Yea
Scott Stadthagen R Not Voting
Shane Stringer R Yea
Steve Clouse R Yea
Steve Hurst R Yea
Susan DuBose R Not Voting
Terri Collins R Yea
Tim Wadsworth R Yea
Tracy Estes R Yea
Troy Stubbs R Yea
William Brock Colvin R Yea

Official roll call →

Passed 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 45 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3001
R 510020
D 40024
Total 580045
% of votes cast 56%0%0%44%
How each member voted (103)
Member Party Vote
Wood (D) — Yea
Corey Harbison — Yea
Cynthia Almond — Not Voting
Randall Shedd — Yea
Adline Clarke D Not Voting
Anthony Daniels D Not Voting
Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell D Yea
Barbara Boyd D Not Voting
Barbara Drummond D Not Voting
Berry Forte D Not Voting
Chris England D Yea
Curtis Travis D Yea
Jeremy Gray D Not Voting
Juandalynn Givan D Not Voting
Kelvin Lawrence D Yea
Kenyatté Hassell D Not Voting
Laura Hall D Not Voting
M. Moore D Not Voting
Marilyn Lands D Not Voting
Napoleon Bracy D Not Voting
Neil Rafferty D Not Voting
Ontario Tillman D Not Voting
Patrice McClammy D Not Voting
Patrick Sellers D Not Voting
Pebblin W. Warren D Not Voting
Phillip Ensler D Not Voting
Prince Chestnut D Not Voting
Rolanda Hollis D Not Voting
Sam Jones D Not Voting
TaShina Morris D Not Voting
Thomas Jackson D Not Voting
Travis Hendrix D Not Voting
Alan Baker R Yea
Allen Treadaway R Not Voting
Andy Whitt R Yea
Arnold Mooney R Not Voting
Ben Harrison R Not Voting
Ben Robbins R Not Voting
Bill Lamb R Yea
Bob Fincher R Not Voting
Brett Easterbrook R Yea
Bryan Brinyark R Yea
Chad Robertson R Yea
Chip Brown R Yea
Chris Blackshear R Yea
Chris Pringle R Yea
Chris Sells R Yea
Corley Ellis R Yea
Craig Lipscomb R Yea
Danny Crawford R Not Voting
Danny Garrett R Yea
David Faulkner R Yea
David Standridge R Yea
Donna Givens R Yea
Ed Oliver R Yea
Ernie Yarbrough R Not Voting
Frances Holk-Jones R Yea
Ginny Shaver R Yea
Ivan Smith R Yea
James Lomax R Yea
Jamie Kiel R Not Voting
Jeff Sorrells R Yea
Jennifer Fidler R Yea
Jerry Starnes R Yea
Jim Carns R Not Voting
Jim Hill R Not Voting
Joe Lovvorn R Yea
Kenneth Paschal R Not Voting
Kerry (Bubba) Underwood R Yea
Leigh Hulsey R Yea
Mack Butler R Yea
Marcus Paramore R Yea
Margie Wilcox R Yea
Mark Gidley R Not Voting
Mark Shirey R Not Voting
Matt Simpson R Yea
Matt Woods R Not Voting
Matthew Hammett R Yea
Mike Kirkland R Yea
Mike Shaw R Yea
Nathaniel Ledbetter R Yea
Parker Moore R Yea
Paul W. Lee R Not Voting
Phillip Pettus R Not Voting
Phillip Rigsby R Yea
Randy Wood R Not Voting
Reed Ingram R Yea
Rex Reynolds R Yea
Rhett Marques R Yea
Rick Rehm R Yea
Ritchie Whorton R Not Voting
Ron Bolton R Yea
Russell Bedsole R Not Voting
Scott Stadthagen R Yea
Shane Stringer R Yea
Steve Clouse R Yea
Steve Hurst R Yea
Susan DuBose R Not Voting
Terri Collins R Yea
Tim Wadsworth R Yea
Tracy Estes R Yea
Troy Stubbs R Yea
William Brock Colvin R Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 343 do?
Baldwin County
Who sponsors HB 343?
HB 343 is sponsored by Frances Holk-Jones (R).
What is the current status of HB 343?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 07, 2024. Enacted.
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