Administrative Office of Courts, creation of judicial education nonprofit
HB 227 creates a nonprofit entity under Section 501(c)(3) to manage judicial education programs for Alabama judges, circuit clerks, and court staff. The nonprofit can hold funds outside the state treasury (with annual audits), accept nonpublic donations, and receive state transfers for educational activities, while prohibiting funds from being restricted to specific individuals. It also exempts the Alabama Judicial College Education Fund from state sales/use taxes through 2031. The bill directly affects judicial education funding mechanisms, not specific people or policies.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Signed Mar 17, 2026
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Engrossed
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Enrolled
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4 edits
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Mar 17, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was finalized from its engrossed version to the enrolled version, which is the final text sent to the Governor for signature. The substantive policy content, including the creation of a nonprofit entity for judicial education, tax exemptions, and funding rules, remains unchanged. The primary differences are formatting updates, the correction of a typo in the bill title, and the addition of official certification signatures from the House and Senate.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was corrected from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' to reflect its final status.
A typo in the bill title was fixed, changing 'authorized to may' to 'authorized to'.
Official certification blocks were added to include signatures and dates from the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate.
Minor formatting adjustments were made to page headers and line numbering to align with standard enrolled bill formatting.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 756
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 405
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 404
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered (Judiciary)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Judiciary)
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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