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AL HB 89

died on adjournment

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

Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did AL HB 89 pass?

No. AL HB 89 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-05): Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government)

What is AL HB 89 about?

Elections, Voting, & Campaigns

Who sponsors AL HB 89?

Butler (M) is the primary sponsor of AL HB 89.

Description

Elections, Voting, & Campaigns

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-05 — Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Butler (M)primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-05

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government)

    reading-2

  2. 2026-02-04

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  3. 2026-01-27

    Third Reading in House of Origin

  4. 2026-01-27

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 191

    passage

  5. 2026-01-27

    Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government

    reading-1,referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-27

    Pending Committee Action in Second House (County and Municipal Government)

  7. 2026-01-21

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  8. 2026-01-21

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections)

    reading-2

  9. 2026-01-13

    Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections

    reading-1,referral-committee

  10. 2026-01-13

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Constitution, Campaigns and Elections)

  11. 2025-12-17

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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