HB53 Alabama 2026 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
2025 Regular Session
Title
Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint legal custody and substantial parenting time for both parents created
Description
Child custody; rebuttable presumption of joint legal custody and substantial parenting time for both parents created.
Subjects
Family Law
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | S | Pending Senate Children and Youth Health |
| April 30, 2025 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Children and Youth Health |
| April 28, 2025 | H | Engrossed |
| April 28, 2025 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1089 |
| April 28, 2025 | H | Sellers motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1088 11XPELZ-1 |
| April 28, 2025 | H | Paschal 1st Substitute Offered 11XPELZ-1 |
| April 28, 2025 | H | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1087 ZQQY5KR-1 |
| April 28, 2025 | H | Judiciary 1st Substitute Offered ZQQY5KR-1 |
| April 28, 2025 | H | Third Reading in House of Origin |
| March 18, 2025 | H | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| March 18, 2025 | H | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin |
| March 18, 2025 | H | Judiciary 1st Substitute ZQQY5KR-1 |
| February 3, 2025 | H | Pending House Judiciary |
| February 3, 2025 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary |
| September 30, 2024 | H | Prefiled |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 18, 2025 | Room 200 at 13:30:00 | House Judiciary Hearing |
| Hearing | March 4, 2025 | Room 200 at 13:30:00 | House Judiciary Hearing |
| Hearing | February 25, 2025 | Room 200 at 13:30:00 | House Judiciary Hearing |
| Hearing | February 18, 2025 | Room 200 at 14:30:00 | House Judiciary Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB53 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB53 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Judiciary Judiciary 1st Substitute |
| Bill Amendments | 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