SB 179 Alabama Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Uniform Trust Code; amended to conform with Alabama Qualified Dispositions in Trust Act, limit property subject to creditors' claims

SB 179 amends Alabama's trust law to limit creditors' access to trust assets. It aligns creditor claims against irrevocable trusts with the Alabama Qualified Dispositions in Trust Act, reducing how much creditors can claim. The bill also clarifies when a trust beneficiary with a withdrawal power is treated as the trust creator (only if the property value exceeds specific IRS thresholds). Additionally, it allows trustees to reimburse trust creators for income taxes paid on trust assets without those payments being subject to the creator's creditors. The bill includes minor technical updates to modernize the legal language.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Signed Apr 17, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 2 edits · Apr 17, 2026

MINOR

This bill transitions SB 179 from an introduced draft to its final enrolled version, incorporating minor formatting corrections and renumbering of sections. The core legislative text remains substantively unchanged, maintaining the same rules for limiting creditor claims against irrevocable trusts and defining when a trust beneficiary is treated as the trust creator.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header and page footers to reflect the final 'Enrolled' status instead of 'Introduced', and corrected the internal bill number from ARLXBQS-1 to ARLXBQS-2.

Reorganized the line numbering and layout of the bill text to align with standard enrolled formatting, removing redundant introductory headers and footers found in the draft version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1265

lower

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 932

upper

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

upper

Jan 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors