SB 195

Alabama Senate bill in Session 2026RS.

Status: enacted. Latest action: March 12, 2026.

Decedents' estates, will contests, removal to circuit court authorized.

Bill ID AL-2026RS-SB-195

Session 2026RS

Status enacted

Committee Judiciary (House); Judiciary (Senate)

Senate enacted 2026-03-12

Summary

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.

Sponsor

Rodger M. Smitherman

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-01-21	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-03-12	Status	enacted
2026-03-12	Latest Action	Enacted

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