Hearing
House Judiciary Hearing
Room 200 at 13:30:00
SB292 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 16, 2026
High Interest
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Arthur OrrSenatorRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Real property; creation of the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026, title fraud prevention
- Description
This bill would create the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026 which would provide best practices for title agents, attorneys, realtors, and notaries public to prevent title fraud and classify the existing crime of fraudulent sale of real property as a Class D felony.
This bill would establish the crime of aggravated fraudulent sale of real property and classify it as a Class C felony.
This bill would establish the Alabama Title Fraud Recovery Fund and an administrative complaint process through the Alabama Securities Commission; allow judges of probate to establish a real property owner notification service; require online real estate platforms to verify ownership prior to publishing a listing; and to remove listings for properties not for sale.
This bill would create an expedited quiet title process for victims of title fraud and provide for the recovery of costs and attorney fees in certain quiet title actions.
This bill would prohibit remote notarization of documents conveying interest in real property under certain circumstances and also make nonsubstantive, SB292 INTRODUCED technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- Property & Estates
Bill Actions
S
Enacted
S
Enacted
S
Delivered to Governor
H
Signature Requested
S
Enrolled
S
Ready to Enroll
S
Gudger motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1308
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1335
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1334 84XZU2F-1
H
Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered 84XZU2F-1
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House from House Judiciary 84XZU2F-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 897
S
Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 896 XDM8CZE-1
S
Givhan 1st Amendment Offered XDM8CZE-1
S
Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
S
Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 864 I3L8Y6Z-1
S
County and Municipal Government 1st Substitute Offered I3L8Y6Z-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
County and Municipal Government 1st Substitute I3L8Y6Z-1
S
Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to Senate County and Municipal Government
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
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
Calendar
Hearing
Senate County and Municipal Government Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 13:30:00
Hearing
Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 17:18:00
Bill Text
Votes
Orr motion to Adopt - Roll Call 864 I3L8Y6Z-1
Yes
31
Absent
4
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
30
No
1
Absent
4
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
30
No
1
Absent
4
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 897
Yes
34
Absent
1
Givhan motion to Adopt - Roll Call 896 XDM8CZE-1
Yes
34
Absent
1
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1335
Yes
102
Absent
3
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1334 84XZU2F-1
Yes
103
Absent
2
Gudger motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Roll Call 1308
Yes
33
Absent
2
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB292 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB292 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Enrolled)
SB292 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Amendment
Senate County and Municipal Government County and Municipal Government 1st Substitute
Amendment
Senate Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 896
Amendment
House Judiciary Reported Out of Committee Second House
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by Second Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature