This bill authorizes the City of Prichard in Mobile County to expedite quiet title and foreclosure actions in circuit court for abandoned tax sale properties acquired from the state land commissioner. It establishes procedures for these actions, including the requirement for the municipality to record a notice of intent to file, identify interested parties, and provide notice of the hearing to those parties. The municipality must make a good-faith effort to locate interested parties through various means, such as posting signs on the property and examining public records. Key provisions include the ability for the municipality to file a single petition for multiple properties, a hearing requirement within 90 days, and a stipulation for at least 30 days' notice to interested parties before the hearing. The bill also allows interested parties to assert their right to redeem the property and clarifies that the circuit court's judgment will vest fee simple title in the municipality, extinguishing all liens against the property, except for certain recorded interests.

Additionally, the bill amends Title 40 of the Code of Alabama 1975, specifically addressing the appeal process related to circuit court orders concerning property identification. The new legal language specifies that an appeal will only stay the circuit court's order for the specific parcel identified in the appeal, and the order will be upheld unless there is a defect in property identification or notice that infringes on a party's due process rights. Mere technical noncompliance will not be grounds for reversing the order. Furthermore, municipalities are required to record the court's order in the probate court after a 42-day period following the entry of the order, provided no appeal is filed, or after a final judgment on any appeal regarding the municipality's petition. The act is set to take effect on June 1, 2026.