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HB248 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Apr 15, 2026
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Summary

Session
2026 Regular Session
Title
Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code; revisions made to clarify procedures, make technical corrections, and codify common law
Description

This bill would revise the Alabama Business and Nonprofit Entities Code.

This bill would make technical corrections and codify common law.

This bill would clarify the law governing entities and would clarify the internal affairs doctrine, thereby codifying common law.

This bill would provide a new procedure to correct or nullify filing instruments.

This bill would clarify that a registered agent may not perform its duties virtually.

This bill would clarify the process for a foreign entity doing business in the state that is withdrawing its certificate of authority to transact business in this state.

This bill would clarify certain proxy matters allowed in bylaws of business corporations and would clarify the forum selection provisions for business corporations and nonprofit corporations.

This bill would clarify the procedures, processes, rights, and responsibilities of owners and entities regarding records requests, would provide for expedited court review in the event of noncompliance, and would allow the court in any expedited review to HB248 INTRODUCED determine the allocation among the parties to the review.

This bill would clarify the duties of stockholders to business corporations and fellow stockholders.

This bill would also provide procedures for officers, directors, stockholders, and members of business corporations and nonprofit corporations to follow when the officers, directors, stockholders, and members of business corporations and nonprofit corporations are involved in a conflicting transaction or a corporate opportunity transaction, or both, which if followed would provide the officers, directors, stockholders, and members of business corporations and nonprofit corporations with certain safe harbors.

Subjects
Businesses & Financial Institutions

Bill Actions

H

Enacted

H

Enacted

H

Delivered to Governor

S

Signature Requested

H

Enrolled

H

Ready to Enroll

H

Faulkner motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1342

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1273

S

Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1272 2J5RBII-1

S

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment Offered 2J5RBII-1

S

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

S

Reported Out of Committee Second House from Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 2J5RBII-1

S

Pending Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1083

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1082 ARKTHQS-1

H

Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered ARKTHQS-1

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 from House Judiciary ARKTHQS-1

H

Pending House Judiciary

H

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

Calendar

Hearing

Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Hearing

Finance and Taxation at 10:45:00

Hearing

House Judiciary Hearing

Room 200 at 13:30:00

Hearing

House Judiciary Hearing

Room 200 at 13:30:00

Bill Text

Votes

HBIR: Passed by House of Origin

March 31, 2026 House Passed
Yes 98
Abstained 4
Absent 3

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1083

March 31, 2026 House Passed
Yes 102
Abstained 1
Absent 2

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1050

March 31, 2026 House Passed
Yes 103
Absent 2

Third Reading in House of Origin

March 31, 2026 House Passed
Yes 103
Abstained 1
Absent 1

HBIR: Passed by House of Origin

March 31, 2026 House Passed
Yes 103
Abstained 1
Absent 1

Third Reading in House of Origin

April 1, 2026 House Passed
Yes 98
Abstained 4
Absent 3

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1273

April 8, 2026 Senate Passed
Yes 30
Absent 5

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature