Hearing
House Judiciary (House) Hearing
Room 200 at 13:30:00
SB237 Alabama 2024 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
SB237 Alabama 2024 Session
Senate Bill
In Second Chamber
Current Status
Regular Session 2024
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Merika Coleman SenatorDemocrat - Session
- Regular Session 2024
- Title
- Child support, retroactivity provided for in certain circumstances
- Description
Under existing law, child support determinations are made pursuant to Rule 32 of the Alabama Rules of Judicial Administration.
This bill would require child-support orders entered within the first year after the birth of a child to be retroactive to nine months prior to the child's birth.
- Subjects
- Family Law
Bill Actions
H
Pending House Judiciary
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
S
Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 447
S
Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 446 IQFMWWZ-1
S
Children and Youth Health 1st Substitute Offered IQFMWWZ-1
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Children and Youth Health 1st Substitute IQFMWWZ-1
S
Pending Senate Children and Youth Health
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Children and Youth Health
Calendar
Hearing
House Judiciary (House) Hearing
Room 200 at 13:30:00
Hearing
Senate Children and Youth Health Hearing
Room 316 at 08:30:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 447
Yes
33
Absent
2
Coleman motion to Adopt - Roll Call 446 IQFMWWZ-1
Yes
33
Absent
2
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
33
Absent
2
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB237 Alabama 2024 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB237 Alabama 2024 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB237 Alabama 2024 Session - Introduced
Amendment
Senate Children and Youth Health Children and Youth Health 1st Substitute
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature