SB 240 Alabama Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Coffee County, qualifications of judge of probate further provided for

SB 240 is a local bill specifically for Coffee County. It establishes new qualifications for individuals serving as the Judge of Probate in Coffee County. Any person elected or appointed to this position after June 1, 2025, will be required to be an attorney licensed to practice law in Alabama. The act itself becomes effective on October 1, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Signed Apr 22, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Apr 22, 2025

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version, adding official signatures and certification pages while removing draft metadata. The substantive policy content regarding probate judge qualifications for Coffee County remained unchanged.

Scope change

No substantive change to scope or applicability; only procedural formatting and certification additions.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrollment certification pages with signatures from Senate and House leadership confirming passage of the bill.

Removed draft tracking numbers, version identifiers, and internal legislative markup codes used during the bill's development process.

Replaced introductory draft headers with final enrolled act language and updated page numbering for official record-keeping.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 719

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Local Legislation)

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 451

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Local Legislation )

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors