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Alabama Legislature · SB178 · Enacted

Trusts; amend Uniform Principal and Income Act, permit trustee to adjust between principal and income

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Officially: “Trusts; amend Uniform Principal and Income Act, permit trustee to adjust between principal and income Read the full text

2026 regular session

What it does

This act amends Section 19-3A-104, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) authorize trustees who satisfy certain criteria to adjust receipts and disbursements between a trust's principal and income, notwithstanding express authorization of such by the trust's terms; (2) remove the ability of a trustee or beneficiary to seek court approval, or affirmatively elect, to be governed by this section prospectively; and (3) provide that a trust's terms that limit trustees from adjusting between trust principal a
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Where it is

Enacted (latest official status) · Jan 20, 2026
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The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Barfoot

Recorded votes

Recorded voteHouse · 2026-04-08 · yeas 103, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-04-08 · yeas 102, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-18 · yeas 27, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-18 · yeas 27, nays 0, abstains 0
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