# Alabama HB226: Homestead exemptions, extending to unremarried widow or widower Alabama HB226, Homestead exemptions, extending to unremarried widow or widower, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Danny Crawford (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-24 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB226-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB226 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Homestead exemptions, extending to unremarried widow or widower - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-04-24, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar - Sponsor: Danny Crawford (Republican) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: Taxation & Revenue - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (369 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Danny Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ben Harrison (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brett Easterbrook (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Robertson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James Lomax (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jerry Starnes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Lovvorn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Leigh Hulsey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mack Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marcus Paramore (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Hammett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Member 100491 - Cosponsor: Member 100519 - Cosponsor: Reed Ingram (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Rehm (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ritchie Whorton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Troy Stubbs (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-04 | House | Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 310 | pass | 73 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 308 | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 97 | 0 | 3 | | 2025-03-04 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 309 | pass | 103 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-04-24: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2025-03-04: Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2025-03-04: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 308 (House) - 2025-03-04: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 309 (House) - 2025-03-04: Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 310 (House) - 2025-03-04: Engrossed (House) - 2025-03-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-26: Ways and Means Education 1st Amendment (House) - 2025-02-26: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2025-02-06: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education (House) - 2025-02-06: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB226-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB226-eng.pdf) ## Related bills - HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted) - SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted) - SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted) - HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted) - HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted) - HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB226-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB226-eng.pdf) ## Related - [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs) - [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs) - [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs) - [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs) - [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs) - [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB226-2025rs (as of 2026-10-19).