Criminal and civil procedure; continuance of case when party, attorney, or witness is on active military duty; bail required to be set in such cases subject to conditions
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Criminal and civil procedure; continuance of case when party, attorney, or witness is on active military duty; bail required to be set in such cases subject to conditions” Read the full text
2026 regular session
What it does
This act: (1) requires a court, upon motion, to continue a criminal case when the defendant, the defendant's attorney, the victim, the victim's representative if the victim is unavailable, or the prosecutor is absent when the case is at trial due to active duty military service; (2) requires a court to continue a civil case when a party or his or her attorney is absent when the case is at trial due to active duty military service, unless a party or counsel announces ready for trial; and (3) requ
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Where it is
Enacted (latest official status) · Jan 13, 2026
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Tillman
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-09 · yeas 29, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-10 · yeas 105, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-10 · yeas 103, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-10 · yeas 103, nays 0, abstains 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Alabama legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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