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HB96 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Jan 23, 2026
HB96 Alabama 2026 Session
House Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2026 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Chris Pringle RepresentativeRepublican - Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Debtors homestead exemption; in bankruptcy cases; increase homestead exemption for seniors and disabled
- Description
Under existing law, Alabama residents are entitled to a homestead exemption to protect their home from sale or levy by creditors. The existing homestead exemption amount is $15,000 and is adjusted every three years for inflation. For collection purposes, the law requires residents use the exemption amount in effect at the time the debt was incurred.
This bill would increase the homestead exemption to $56,400 for residents over 62 years of age and individuals with disabilities. Additionally, this bill would require the exemption amounts used in bankruptcy cases to be determined as of the filing date of the petition rather than the date of the debt.
This bill would also make conforming changes and nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- Civil Procedure
Bill Actions
S
Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 45
H
Third Reading in House of Origin
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
H
Pending House Ways and Means Education
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
H
Prefiled
Calendar
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 45
Yes
93
Abstained
7
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
91
Abstained
4
Absent
5
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
91
Abstained
4
Absent
5
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature