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type: "Bill"
title: "Guardianships and conservatorships; notice requirements further provided for, procedures to remove proceeding to circuit court revised, duties of guardian ad litem of a minor further provided for and training required, court representative required to be appointed for allegedly incapacitated adults in certain circumstances, appointment of temporary or emergency guardian or conservator authorized in certain circumstances"
description: "Family Law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "HB 249"
citation: "Alabama HB 249 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faulkner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c637ab7c-bf2e-4de2-8dae-cf6993363299"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "2de95c19ac02785e3af650293be759094790509d066066f1d5c65c432febc15e"
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 249 (2026rs) — Guardianships and conservatorships; notice requirements further provided for, procedures to remove proceeding to circuit court revised, duties of guardian ad litem of a minor further provided for and training required, court representative required to be appointed for allegedly incapacitated adults in certain circumstances, appointment of temporary or emergency guardian or conservator authorized in certain circumstances
Family Law
## 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/HB249-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB249-eng.pdf)
3. **Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1173** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/U9SFUGG-1.pdf)
4. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 538** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/DGC49NN-1.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB249-enr.pdf)
## Sponsors
- Faulkner — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Faulkner Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1252
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1174 `passage`
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Givhan motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1173
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Givhan 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 539 `passage`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 538
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered (Judiciary) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **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 House of Origin (Judiciary)
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
- **2026-01-15T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House 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/c637ab7c-bf2e-4de2-8dae-cf6993363299`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).