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SB256 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated May 16, 2022
SB256 Alabama 2022 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2022
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Wills and estates, will contests, probate courts jurisdiction, removed to circuit courts under certain conditions
Description

Under existing law, before probate of a will, the will may be contested in probate court or, within six months after probate of a will, the will may be contested in circuit court.

This bill would specify that for wills filed for probate on or after January 1, 2023, probate courts have jurisdiction for will contests and would provide for removal of a will contest from probate courts without equity jurisdiction to circuit court.

Subjects
Estates

Bill Actions

S

Assigned Act No. 2022-427.

H

Signature Requested

S

Enrolled

S

Passed Second House

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 992

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 755

S

Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 754

S

Judiciary first Substitute Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 755

March 29, 2022 Senate Passed
Yes 33
Absent 2

Barfoot motion to Adopt Roll Call 754

March 29, 2022 Senate Passed
Yes 33
Absent 2

SBIR: Barfoot motion to Adopt Roll Call 753

March 29, 2022 Senate Passed
Yes 33
Absent 2

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 992

April 7, 2022 House Passed
Yes 100
Absent 2

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature