Alabama SB 165 — Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption

Alabama, 2026rs. SB 165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption

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Latest action

April 17, 2026 — Enacted

Summary

Elections, Voting, & Campaigns

Sponsors

• Jones (A) — primary sponsor

Bill text

Introduced Read version ↗

Enrolled Read version ↗

Recorded votes

No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.

Legislative history

1. January 14, 2026Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government
2. January 14, 2026Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (County and Municipal Government)
3. January 20, 2026Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
4. January 20, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government)
5. February 25, 2026Third Reading in House of Origin
6. February 25, 2026Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
7. February 25, 2026Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 611
8. February 25, 2026Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government
9. February 25, 2026Pending Committee Action in Second House (County and Municipal Government)
10. March 11, 2026Reported Out of Committee Second House
11. March 11, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government)
12. April 8, 2026Third Reading in Second House
13. April 8, 2026Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1289
14. April 8, 2026Ready to Enroll
15. April 8, 2026Enrolled
16. April 8, 2026Signature Requested
17. April 8, 2026Delivered to Governor
18. April 17, 2026Enacted

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