Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 13:30:00
HB53 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB53 Alabama 2025 Session
House Bill
In Second Chamber
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Patrick Sellers RepresentativeDemocrat - Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint legal custody and substantial parenting time for both parents created
- Description
Under existing law, it is the policy of the state to assure that minor children have frequent and continuing contact with parents who act in the best interest of their children.
This bill would create a rebuttable presumption that joint custody is in the best interest of the child, except in cases of domestic or family violence.
- Subjects
- Family Law
Bill Actions
S
Pending Senate Children and Youth Health
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Children and Youth Health
H
Engrossed
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1089
H
Sellers motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1088 11XPELZ-1
H
Paschal 1st Substitute Offered 11XPELZ-1
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1087 ZQQY5KR-1
H
Judiciary 1st Substitute Offered ZQQY5KR-1
H
Third Reading in House of Origin
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
H
Judiciary 1st Substitute ZQQY5KR-1
H
Pending House Judiciary
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
H
Prefiled
Calendar
Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 13:30:00
Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 13:30:00
Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 14:30:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1089
Yes
100
No
1
Abstained
1
Absent
1
Sellers motion to Table - Roll Call 1088 11XPELZ-1
Yes
81
No
11
Abstained
7
Absent
4
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1087 ZQQY5KR-1
Yes
98
No
1
Abstained
4
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
100
No
1
Abstained
1
Absent
1
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
100
No
1
Abstained
1
Absent
1
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB53 Alabama 2025 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB53 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Amendment
House Judiciary Judiciary 1st Substitute
Amendment
House Sellers motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1088
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature