# Alabama HB84: Covington County, judge of probate authorized to exercise equity jurisdiction under certain conditions, Constitutional Amendment

Alabama HB84, Covington County, judge of probate authorized to exercise equity jurisdiction under certain conditions, Constitutional Amendment, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matthew Hammett (Republican); status adopted, last action 2026-01-27 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB84
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Covington County, judge of probate authorized to exercise equity jurisdiction under certain conditions, Constitutional Amendment
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-01-27, Enacted
- Sponsor: Matthew Hammett (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Covington County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (283 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More powers for Covington County probate court: benefit, low. The amendment lets Covington County's probate judge hear equity cases alongside the circuit court. Cases must start in Covington County Probate Court, and the judge must be licensed to practice law in Alabama. In these cases, the judge has circuit court powers, and Alabama civil procedure rules app…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Matthew Hammett (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 97 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 96 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-22 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 39 | pass | 65 | 0 | 35 |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 65 | 0 | 37 |
| 2026-01-20 | House | LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted | pass | 60 | 0 | 35 |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-01-27: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-01-27: Sent to Secretary of State (House)
- 2026-01-27: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Enacted (House)
- 2026-01-22: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 96 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 97 (Senate)
- 2026-01-22: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-01-21: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-20: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 39 (House)
- 2026-01-20: LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted (House)
- 2026-01-20: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-15: 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/HB84-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB84-enr.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB84-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB84-enr.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB84-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).