SB81 Summary

• Proposes a local constitutional amendment for Clay County to prohibit removal of state courts from the historical Clay County Courthouse, provided the structure remains standing and habitable.

• Establishes legislative findings that the Clay County Courthouse is a neoclassical revival structure designed by C.W. Carlton and completed in 1906, featuring a two-story rotunda with domed roof and cupola topped with scales of justice.

• Documents that the courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1976, and was restored in 2006 with donations and grants from federal, state, and local governments.

• Notes that the courthouse houses the Justice Hugo L. Black Courtroom, designated by the Clay County Commission on April 12, 1993.

• Requires an election on the proposed amendment conducted in accordance with Alabama Constitutional Sections 284 and 284.01 and state election laws.