Senate Bill 41 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Feb 4, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Keith KelleySenator
Republican
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Title: Abuse and exploitation of an elder, effect of conviction on intestate succession, wills, joint assets, and other contractual obligations provided
Description: Under existing law, various laws exist to ensure a person does not profit from intentionally killing another, including: (i) prohibiting an individual who intentionally and feloniously kills a decedent from receiving any benefits under the decedent's will or intestate succession; (ii) providing that any joint tenant who intentionally and feloniously kills another joint tenant loses his or her property interest; and (iii) prohibiting any named beneficiary of any contractual obligation who intentionally and feloniously kills the obligee from receiving any benefit from the contract.
This bill would provide that any individual who is convicted of elder abuse or financial exploitation of an elderly person: (i) may not receive any benefits under the abused or exploited individual's will or, if no will, through intestate succession; (ii) loses his or her property interest in any joint tenancy held with the abused or exploited individual; and (iii) may not receive any benefits in which the abused or exploited individual was the obligee.
Subjects: Crimes & Offenses