Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 09:30:00
SB18 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
SB18 Alabama 2025 Session
Senate Bill
In Second Chamber
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Merika Coleman SenatorDemocrat - Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Child support, retroactivity provided for in certain circumstances
- Description
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.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- Family Law
Bill Actions
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House from House Judiciary 11X6P33-1
H
Judiciary 1st Amendment HG94988-1
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 257
S
Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 256 3PDKAEZ-1
S
Coleman 2nd Amendment Offered 3PDKAEZ-1
S
Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 255 W1Z4V59-1
S
Coleman 1st Amendment Offered W1Z4V59-1
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
Pending Senate Judiciary
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
S
Prefiled
Calendar
Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 13:30:00
Hearing
Senate Judiciary Hearing
Room 325 at 09:30:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 257
Yes
31
Absent
3
Coleman motion to Adopt - Roll Call 256 3PDKAEZ-1
Yes
31
Absent
3
Coleman motion to Adopt - Roll Call 255 W1Z4V59-1
Yes
31
Absent
3
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
31
Absent
3
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
31
Absent
3
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB18 Alabama 2025 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB18 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Amendment
Senate Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 256
Amendment
Senate Coleman motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 255
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