---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the probate code; to amend Act 2022-427, 2022 Regular Session, now appearing as Sections 43-8-210, 43-8-213, and 43-8-215, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the jurisdiction of certain will contest proceedings that have been removed from the probate court to the circuit court; and to provide retroactive effect."
description: "Courts, probate courts, filing location requirements in proceedings removed from the probate court to the circuit court, further provided"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 266"
citation: "Alabama HB 266 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cynthia Almond"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-30T17:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64a52278-2483-4799-bf93-0556d64e8df4"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "0717ccf7abd685e5afdd7af872c6172b79780ec968be22f2b6f148efc64426c5"
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 266 (2023rs) — Relating to the probate code; to amend Act 2022-427, 2022 Regular Session, now appearing as Sections 43-8-210, 43-8-213, and 43-8-215, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the jurisdiction of certain will contest proceedings that have been removed from the probate court to the circuit court; and to provide retroactive effect.

Courts, probate courts, filing location requirements in proceedings removed from the probate court to the circuit court, further provided

## 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/HB266-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-289** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1271884.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment HAJW86-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HAJW86-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment THN219-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/THN219-1.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB266-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 566 on HB266 (2023 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 830 on HB266 (2023 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 593 on HB266 (2023 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 594 on HB266 (2023 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 408 on HB266 (2023 Regular Session) — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 565 on HB266 (2023 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Almond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read Again a Third Time and Pass as Amended
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Reconsider
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Table
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Judiciary) `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Judiciary) `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Judiciary) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-05-30T17:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-289 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64a52278-2483-4799-bf93-0556d64e8df4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).