Fire protection fee; extend requirement to manufactured homes

HB 119 requires fire districts in Alabama to collect service fees from owners of manufactured homes and house trailers used as residences, adding these properties to the existing list of fee-eligible structures like single-family homes and apartments. The bill amends state law to include "manufactured homes" (as defined in Section 32-20-2) and "house trailers" (as defined in Section 32-1-1.1) under the fee collection rules for fire protection services. Property owners may avoid the fee if their home was built on a county line before 1991, had no Mobile County property taxes during that period, and has an agreement with another fire district for services. The fee, collected from property owners, funds firefighting district operations and applies to all districts levying such fees. The bill takes effect on October 1, 2026.