---
type: "Bill"
title: "Abuse and exploitation of an elder, effect of conviction on intestate succession, wills, joint assets, and other contractual obligations provided"
description: "Crimes & Offenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "SB 41"
citation: "Alabama SB 41 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes & Offenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelley"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03260e8c-07c0-4231-b312-0e6da24da080"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "f59965152f95c2855d05fa75786513543bdf785d791aa951e83c4d33fc358737"
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 SB 41 (2026rs) — Abuse and exploitation of an elder, effect of conviction on intestate succession, wills, joint assets, and other contractual obligations provided

Crimes & Offenses

## 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/SB41-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB41-eng.pdf)
3. **Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 200** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/11S763Z-1.pdf)
4. **Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 201** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/YMRJMN2-1.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB41-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Kelley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2026-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 837 `passage`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 202 `passage`
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 201
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Givhan 2nd Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 200
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Givhan 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2026-01-14T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary `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/03260e8c-07c0-4231-b312-0e6da24da080`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).