# Alabama HJR163: Joint Interim Study Commission on Court Costs, created

Alabama HJR163, Joint Interim Study Commission on Court Costs, created, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Hill (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-02 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HJR163
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Joint Interim Study Commission on Court Costs, created
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-20
- Last action: 2025-05-02, Enacted
- Sponsor: Jim Hill (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Courts & Judges; Resolutions
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Alabama creates court cost study commission: cost, low. The law creates a temporary Alabama commission to study court costs and recommend legislation making them more uniform and clear statewide. It must report by the fifth legislative day of the 2026 Regular Session, then dissolves. Legislative members receive pay, daily allowances, and travel expenses…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jim Hill (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Robbins (Republican), House

## Actions (19)

- 2025-05-02: Enacted (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from RULES (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Waggoner Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2025-04-24: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-04-24: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-21: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-03: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from Rules (House)
- 2025-04-03: Hill 1st Amendment Offered (House)
- 2025-04-03: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote (House)
- 2025-04-03: Lovvorn motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote (House)
- 2025-04-03: Engrossed (House)
- 2025-04-03: Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate committee on RULES (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Received in the House and referred to the House committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-03-20: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HJR163-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HJR163-eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HJR163-enr.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/HJR163-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HJR163-eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HJR163-enr.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HJR163-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).