Decedents' estates, will contests, removal to circuit court authorized
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Decedents' estates, will contests, removal to circuit court authorized” Read the full text
2026 regular session
What it does
This act amends Section 43-8-216, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize the removal of will contests and estate administrations from probate courts to circuit courts without assigning any special equity so long as the judge of probate or probate court does not have equitable jurisdiction concurrent with that of the circuit court.
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Where it is
Enacted (latest official status) · Jan 21, 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
Smitherman
Recorded votes
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-05 · yeas 105, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-05 · yeas 104, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-04 · yeas 34, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-04 · yeas 34, 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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