SB178 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

SB178 Alabama 2025 Session

Senate Bill

In Committee

Current Status

2025 Regular Session

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Will Barfoot Senator
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Courts, appointment, support, and powers of visiting judges provided for
Description: This bill would create the Speedy Trial Act and would authorize the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court to appoint a visiting judge upon the request of the Attorney General or a district attorney.
This bill would provide for the compensation of a visiting judge.
This bill would provide for the administration and support of a visiting judge's cases.
This bill would also create the Speedy Trial Fund and provide for the use of monies in the fund.
Subjects: Courts & Judges

Bill Actions

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

Reported Out of Committee Second House from House Judiciary 6YUQWZ1-1

Judiciary 1st Amendment YMK7366-1

Pending House Judiciary

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

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 279

Third Reading in House of Origin

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

Pending Senate Judiciary

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

Calendar

March 18, 2025

Hearing

House Judiciary Hearing

Room 200 at 13:30:00

February 25, 2025

Hearing

Senate Judiciary Hearing

Room 325 at 08:30:00

Bill Text

Download Introduced PDF

Votes

Yes 27

Absent 7

Yes 26

Absent 8

Yes 26

Absent 8

Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) SB178 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced

Amendment House Judiciary Reported Out of Committee Second House

Amendment House Judiciary Judiciary 1st Amendment

Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Introduced

Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber

Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Reported by Second Chamber Committee

Source: Alabama Legislature