SB256 Alabama 2022 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Wills and estates, will contests, probate courts jurisdiction, removed to circuit courts under certain conditions
Description
Under existing law, before probate of a will, the will may be contested in probate court or, within six months after probate of a will, the will may be contested in circuit court
This bill would specify that for wills filed for probate on or after January 1, 2023, probate courts have jurisdiction for will contests and would provide for removal of a will contest from probate courts without equity jurisdiction to circuit court
Relating to decedents' estates; to specify that probate courts have jurisdiction for will contests and provide for removal of will contests from probate courts without equity jurisdiction to circuit court in certain circumstances.
Subjects
Estates
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2022 | S | Assigned Act No. 2022-427. |
| April 7, 2022 | H | Signature Requested |
| April 7, 2022 | S | Enrolled |
| April 7, 2022 | S | Passed Second House |
| April 7, 2022 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 992 |
| April 7, 2022 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 30, 2022 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 29, 2022 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
| March 29, 2022 | S | Engrossed |
| March 29, 2022 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 755 |
| March 29, 2022 | S | Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 754 |
| March 29, 2022 | S | Judiciary first Substitute Offered |
| March 29, 2022 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 9, 2022 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| February 23, 2022 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 30, 2022 | Room 200 at 13:00 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | March 9, 2022 | Room 325 at 08:45 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB256 Alabama 2022 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | SB256 Alabama 2022 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB256 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Judiciary first Substitute Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB256 for Judiciary |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB256 for Judiciary |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB256 for Judiciary |