---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to adoption; to add Chapter 10E and Chapter 10F to Title 26 of the Code of Alabama 1975, and Section 12-15-115.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to amend Section 12-15-133 of the Code of Alabama 1975; to repeal Section 12-12-35 of the Code of Alabama 1975, and Chapter 10A of Title 26 of the Code of Alabama 1975; to create the Alabama Minor Adoption Code and the Alabama Adult Adoption Code; to provide for jurisdictional and procedural requirements relating to adoptions; to provide for the communication of certain courts handling adoption-related proceedings; to provide that certain individuals must consent to an adoption; to provide for the confidentiality of certain adoption records; to provide for investigative requirements for the adoption of a minor; to provide procedures to adopt an adult; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022."
description: "Adoption, Adult Adoption Code, created; Minor Adoption Code, repealed and replaced"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 101"
citation: "Alabama HB 101 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Adoption"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ginny Shaver"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 25
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-02T19:45:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37494f10-e57d-4ee9-bf92-badef060cfb2"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "95b25b283dbe847a7976aef568605f17c3a1ae4b7cc441db52f5e9f2e2457779"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama HB 101 (2023rs) — Relating to adoption; to add Chapter 10E and Chapter 10F to Title 26 of the Code of Alabama 1975, and Section 12-15-115.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to amend Section 12-15-133 of the Code of Alabama 1975; to repeal Section 12-12-35 of the Code of Alabama 1975, and Chapter 10A of Title 26 of the Code of Alabama 1975; to create the Alabama Minor Adoption Code and the Alabama Adult Adoption Code; to provide for jurisdictional and procedural requirements relating to adoptions; to provide for the communication of certain courts handling adoption-related proceedings; to provide that certain individuals must consent to an adoption; to provide for the confidentiality of certain adoption records; to provide for investigative requirements for the adoption of a minor; to provide procedures to adopt an adult; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Adoption, Adult Adoption Code, created; Minor Adoption Code, repealed and replaced

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB101-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-92** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1249444.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 6AUI13-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/6AUI13-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment XSTSZZ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/XSTSZZ-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment XV2BZE-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/XV2BZE-1.pdf)
6. **Amendment Y1CHN6-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/Y1CHN6-1.pdf)
7. **Children and Senior Advocacy Amendment TDYS95-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/TDYS95-1.pdf)
8. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB101-eng.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB101-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 204 on HB101 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 6 on HB101 (2023 Regular Session) — **58–24** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 206 on HB101 (2023 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 5 on HB101 (2023 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 205 on HB101 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 8 on HB101 (2023 Regular Session) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 7 on HB101 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 260 on HB101 (2023 Regular Session) — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 6 on HB101 (2023 Regular Session) — **58–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ginny Shaver — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Children and Youth Health) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Children and Youth Health)
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Children and Youth Health) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Add Cosponsor
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Table
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Children and Senior Advocacy) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Children and Senior Advocacy)
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Children and Senior Advocacy) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-02T19:45:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-92 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37494f10-e57d-4ee9-bf92-badef060cfb2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).