# Alabama HB432: Montgomery County; probate judge, additional fee authorized for celebrating rites of matrimony

Alabama HB432, Montgomery County; probate judge, additional fee authorized for celebrating rites of matrimony, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kenyatté Hassell (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2026-04-13 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB432
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Montgomery County; probate judge, additional fee authorized for celebrating rites of matrimony
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Enacted
- Sponsor: Kenyatté Hassell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Montgomery County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (128 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Montgomery County allows extra marriage ceremony fees: cost, low. Effective immediately upon enactment, the law lets Montgomery County’s probate judge charge an extra fee for marriage ceremonies. The fee must be reasonable, but the law sets no dollar amount. It is added to the existing marriage ceremony fee. The judge or the judge’s designee who performs the cere…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kenyatté Hassell (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1019 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 900 | pass | 16 | 0 | 87 |
| 2026-03-17 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 54 | 0 | 50 |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-04-13: Enacted (House)
- 2026-04-02: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-04-01: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1019 (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-04-01: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-31: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-03-17: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 900 (House)
- 2026-03-17: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-03-10: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Montgomery County Legislation (House)
- 2026-02-12: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB432-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB432-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted)
- SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted)
- HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted)
- SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted)
- SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB432-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB432-enr.pdf)

## Related
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- [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs)
- [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs)
- [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs)
- [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs)
- [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB432-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).