# Alabama HB83: Blount County; judge of probate authorized to exercise equity jurisdiction under certain conditions; Constitutional Amendment

Alabama HB83, Blount County; judge of probate authorized to exercise equity jurisdiction under certain conditions; Constitutional Amendment, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by David Standridge (Republican); status adopted, last action 2026-02-03 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB83
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Blount County; judge of probate authorized to exercise equity jurisdiction under certain conditions; Constitutional Amendment
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-02-03, Enacted
- Sponsor: David Standridge (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Blount County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (293 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Blount County probate judge gains court powers: benefit, low. The law gives Blount County’s probate judge authority over equity cases shared with the circuit court. The judge must be licensed to practice law in Alabama. Only cases originally filed in Blount County Probate Court qualify. In these cases, the probate judge has a circuit judge’s powers, and cases…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Standridge (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 180 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-29 | Senate | Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 181 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-21 | House | LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted | pass | 57 | 0 | 40 |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 83 | pass | 67 | 0 | 31 |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 70 | 0 | 23 |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-02-03: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-03: Enacted (House)
- 2026-01-29: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 180 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 181 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-01-29: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-01-27: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-21: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 83 (House)
- 2026-01-21: LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted (House)
- 2026-01-21: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation (House)
- 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB83-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB83-enr.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB83-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB83-enr.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB83-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).