Hearing
Senate Judiciary Hearing
Room 325 at 08:30:00
Senate Bill 195 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Feb 5, 2026
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Rodger SmithermanSenatorDemocrat- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Decedents' estates, will contests, removal to circuit court authorized
- Description
Under existing law, the administration of an estate or a will contest may be removed to the circuit court in the county where the proceeding is pending unless the probate court or judge has concurrent equitable jurisdiction with the circuit court.
This bill would allow removal of estate administration and will contests to the circuit court without assigning any special equity, provided the probate court and circuit court do not have concurrent jurisdiction.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- Property & Estates
Bill Actions
H
Pending House Judiciary
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 278
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 Judiciary
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
Calendar
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 278
Yes
34
Absent
1
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
34
Absent
1
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
34
Absent
1
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
Senate Bill 195 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Source: Alabama Legislature