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HB54 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB54 Alabama 2025 Session
House Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
2025 Regular Session
Title
Juvenile court; additional courts authorized to issue emergency ex parte orders for protection of juveniles; process provided for
Description

Under existing law, a juvenile court may issue an emergency ex parte order of protection or restraint upon a showing of verified written or verbal evidence of abuse or neglect.

This bill would provide that a circuit court and district court may also issue an emergency ex parte order of protection or restraint in certain circumstances.

Subjects
Courts & Judges

Bill Actions

S

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

S

Reported Out of Committee Second House

S

Pending Senate Judiciary

S

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

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 61

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

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

H

Pending House Judiciary

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary

H

Prefiled

Calendar

Hearing

Senate Judiciary Hearing

Room 325 at 09:30:00

Hearing

House Judiciary Hearing

Room 617 at 14:30:00

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 61

February 10, 2025 House Passed
Yes 103
Absent 2

Third Reading in House of Origin

February 10, 2025 House Passed
Yes 104
Absent 1

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature