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Panel adopts amendment making port-authority name change effective immediately and removes unused 1975 bonding authority

Senate · February 25, 2026
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Summary

House Bill 213 updates the legal name to match the Alabama Port Authority's branded name and removes an obsolete 1975 bonding authority; Senator Connolly offered an amendment to make the change effective immediately, citing a remarketing campaign; the amendment was adopted and the amended bill was reported favorably.

A Senate committee reported House Bill 213 favorably after adopting an amendment to make the measure effective immediately, its sponsor said.

Representative Lomax told the committee HB 213 would update the legal name to reflect the branded…

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