---
type: "Bill"
title: "Montgomery County; judge of probate, authorized to register wills"
description: "Montgomery County"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "HB 447"
citation: "Alabama HB 447 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Montgomery County"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ensler"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbe93142-ca4a-48ed-baa5-09143b1c364a"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "6113d0b217e2b988cf5c9cd1d5a0693d803bc70c8062c7f33bc10ed0d2ba61a1"
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 447 (2026rs) — Montgomery County; judge of probate, authorized to register wills

Montgomery County

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB447-int.pdf)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB447-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Ensler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 880 `passage`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Local Legislation )
- **2026-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Local Legislation )
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 734 `passage`
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Montgomery County Legislation)
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Montgomery County Legislation)
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Montgomery County Legislation `reading-1, referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbe93142-ca4a-48ed-baa5-09143b1c364a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).