Hearing
House Local Legislation Hearing
Room 418 at 12:16:00
SB240 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Feb 23, 2026
Notable
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Josh CarnleySenatorRepublican- Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Coffee County, qualifications of judge of probate further provided for
- Summary
SB240 requires Coffee County's judge of probate to be an Alabama-licensed attorney for any person elected or appointed after June 1, 2025, with the act taking effect October 1, 2025.
What This Bill DoesSpecifies that future Coffee County Probate Court judges must be licensed Alabama attorneys. Applies only to individuals elected or appointed after June 1, 2025. Establishes October 1, 2025 as the date the requirements become enforceable.
Who It Affects- Future candidates for Coffee County Judge of Probate (elected or appointed after 6/1/2025) must be Alabama-licensed attorneys.
- Coffee County residents and county officials who interact with the probate court will have judges meeting the Alabama attorney-licensing requirement once the law takes effect.
Key ProvisionsAI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.- Section 1: Any individual elected or appointed as the Judge of Probate of Coffee County after June 1, 2025 shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in Alabama.
- Section 2: This act shall become effective on October 1, 2025.
- Subjects
- Coffee County
Bill Actions
S
Enacted
S
Enacted
H
Signature Requested
S
Delivered to Governor
S
Enrolled
S
Ready to Enroll
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 719
H
Third Reading in Second House
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House
H
Pending House Local Legislation
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 451
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 Local Legislation
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
Calendar
Hearing
Senate Local Legislation Hearing
No Meeting at 14:15:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 451
Yes
30
Absent
4
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
30
Absent
4
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
30
Absent
4
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 719
Yes
14
Abstained
87
Absent
3
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
49
Abstained
52
Absent
3
HBIR: Passed by Second House
Yes
49
Abstained
52
Absent
3
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB240 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Enrolled)
SB240 Alabama 2025 Session - Enrolled
Source: Alabama Legislature