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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wills and estates, will contests, probate courts jurisdiction, removed to circuit courts under certain conditions"
description: "Wills and estates, will contests, probate courts jurisdiction, removed to circuit courts under certain conditions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2022rs"
identifier: "SB 256"
citation: "Alabama SB 256 (2022rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Estates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barfoot"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a440cc8-3bb0-4d48-814c-922668e56e33"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB256"
source_hash: "49c6e316027028d07df73a15f260357d93469d79340835c18068856c57b56ca3"
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 256 (2022rs) — Wills and estates, will contests, probate courts jurisdiction, removed to circuit courts under certain conditions
## 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/SB256-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 218673-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/218673-2.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB256-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB256-enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 754 — **330** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 992 — **1000** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 755 — **330** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Barfoot — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Judiciary first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 754 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 755 `passage`
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2022-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 992 `passage`
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2022-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2022-427. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8a440cc8-3bb0-4d48-814c-922668e56e33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).