House Bill 227 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim HillRepresentative

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Administrative Office of Courts, creation of judicial education nonprofit

Summary

HB227 would authorize the Administrative Office of Courts to create a nonprofit (501(c)(3)) to collect nonpublic funds for judicial education, hold funds outside the State Treasury with annual audits, and transfer state funds to support judicial education, with the nonprofit housed at the AOC and staffed by AOC employees, effective May 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

It would allow the Administrative Office of Courts to form and use a nonprofit entity to develop, implement, manage, and fund judicial education programs and conferences. The nonprofit could collect nonpublic funds to support these activities and hold them in accounts outside the State Treasury, subject to annual audits by a certified independent accounting entity. The bill would permit transferring state funds to the nonprofit to support judicial education, and it would place the nonprofit within the Administrative Office of Courts, staffed by its employees. It is described as remedial and curative and would include nonsubstantive technical updates to current law.

Who It Affects

• Justices, judges, and court-supportive personnel who would receive funded judicial education through the new nonprofit.
• Alabama state agencies and taxpayers, because state funds could be transferred to the nonprofit for education and would be subject to outside audits.

Key Provisions

• Create and use a nonprofit entity within the Administrative Office of Courts to develop, implement, manage, and fund judicial education plans, conferences, and programs (defined as 501(c)(3)).
• Allow the nonprofit to collect nonpublic funds to support judicial education.
• Permit the nonprofit to hold nonpublic funds outside the State Treasury, with annual audits or reviews by a certified independent accounting entity.
• Authorize transfer of state funds to the nonprofit to support judicial education.
• House the nonprofit at the Administrative Office of Courts and staff it with AOC employees.
• Characterize the act as remedial and curative and include nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the code.
• Effective May 1, 2026.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 11, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Courts & Judges