Administrative Office of Courts, creation of judicial education nonprofit
SB 181 allows Alabama's Administrative Office of Courts to create a nonprofit entity to manage judicial education funding. This nonprofit would collect nonpublic funds (not state money) for judge and court staff training, hold those funds outside the state treasury (with annual audits), and receive state funds for educational purposes. The nonprofit would operate under the Administrative Office of Courts and be staffed by its employees. It directly affects judicial education programs for judges, court staff, and related personnel. The bill primarily changes how funding for judicial education is structured and administered.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026
Last action Apr 7, 2026
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Committee
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Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
upper
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