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Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 281: Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act; certain temporary emergency child custody determinations authorized to become final

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 281 is a bill introduced in the Alabama House on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act; certain temporary emergency child custody determinations authorized to become final. Primary sponsor: Hill (J). Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2026): Third Reading in House of Origin.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Family Law

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Hill (J)Primary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Third Reading in House of Origin
  2. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 692
  3. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
  4. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
  5. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
  6. Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source