Hearing
Senate Judiciary Hearing
Room 325 at 08:30:00
HB60 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 18, 2026
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Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Ontario J. TillmanRepresentativeDemocrat- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Criminal and civil procedure; continuance of case when party, attorney, or witness is on active military duty; bail required to be set in such cases subject to conditions
- Description
Under existing court rule, a court may continue a criminal and civil case upon a motion of a party or the court.
This bill would require a criminal and civil case be continued when a party, his or her leading attorney, or a witness satisfying certain criteria is absent because he or she is on active duty in the armed forces.
This bill would require in criminal cases that bail be set for certain defendants when the state is granted such a continuance.
This bill would also require the Alabama Supreme Court to amend its rules to conform with these requirements.
- Subjects
- Courts & Judges
Bill Actions
H
Enacted
H
Enacted
H
Delivered to Governor
S
Signature Requested
H
Enrolled
H
Ready to Enroll
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1323
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
Engrossed
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 849
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 848 3PSDQZE-1
H
Judiciary 1st Substitute Offered 3PSDQZE-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
H
Judiciary 1st Substitute 3PSDQZE-1
H
Pending House Judiciary
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
H
Prefiled
Calendar
Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 14:00:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 849
Yes
105
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 848 3PSDQZE-1
Yes
103
Absent
2
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
103
Absent
2
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
103
Absent
2
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1323
Yes
29
Absent
6
Documents
Bill Text (Enrolled)
HB60 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB60 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB60 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Amendment
House Judiciary Judiciary 1st Substitute
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature