Senate Bill 47 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Jan 16, 2026
Senate Bill 47 Alabama 2026 Session
Senate Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2026 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Merika Coleman SenatorDemocrat - Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Child support; retroactivity provided for in certain circumstances
- Description
This bill would require child-support orders entered within the first year after the live birth of a child to be retroactive to nine months prior to the child's birth.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- Family Law
Bill Actions
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Pending Senate Judiciary
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
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Prefiled
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature