---
type: "Bill"
title: "Probate Courts, jurisdiction further provided including for name changes for minors and elder abuse protection orders and enforcement, Secs. 38-9-3.1, 38-9-6.1 added; Secs. 12-13-1, 38-9-2, 38-9F-4 am'd."
description: "Probate Courts, jurisdiction further provided including for name changes for minors and elder abuse protection orders and enforcement, Secs. 38-9-3.1, 38-9-6.1 added; Secs. 12-13-1, 38-9-2, 38-9F-4 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2022rs"
identifier: "SB 75"
citation: "Alabama SB 75 (2022rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barfoot"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cad18b15-f641-43bf-b81e-091427d346e1"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB75"
source_hash: "b075a03e658507103883c34c5b91ab96846ae4088ddc60025d50d042cb08480c"
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 75 (2022rs) — Probate Courts, jurisdiction further provided including for name changes for minors and elder abuse protection orders and enforcement, Secs. 38-9-3.1, 38-9-6.1 added; Secs. 12-13-1, 38-9-2, 38-9F-4 am'd.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB75-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 217654-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/217654-1.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB75-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB75-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 468 — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 307 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 306 — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barfoot — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Barfoot Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 306 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 307 `passage`
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 468 `passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2022-123. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cad18b15-f641-43bf-b81e-091427d346e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).