Alabama · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 178: Courts, appointment, support, and powers of visiting judges provided for
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 178 is a bill introduced in the Alabama Senate on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Courts, appointment, support, and powers of visiting judges provided for. Primary sponsor: Will Barfoot (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Judiciary 1st Amendment (Judiciary).
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.
Courts & Judges
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barfoot | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 25 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Judiciary 1st Amendment (Judiciary)
- Reported Out of Committee Second House (Judiciary)
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- Third Reading in House of Origin
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 279
- Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
- Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)