Relating to marital and domestic relations; to amend Section 30-5-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for exemption from court costs and fees for certain actions related to protection orders.
Summary
Courts, exempted motions of contempt of a previously ordered protection from abuse judgment from having to pay court costs or filing fees
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 27, 2023
Signed May 30, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2023 · House Apr 18, 2023
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 34
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Executive Amendment
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Ways and Means General Fund)
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Ways and Means General Fund)
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clyde Chambliss
RRepublican
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