Alabama 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 47 — Relating to the Alabama Uniform Trust Code; to amend Section 19-3B-414, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the modification or termination of an uneconomic trust.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Alabama Uniform Trust Code; modification or termination of an uneconomic trust, further provided.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill increases the minimum threshold for a trustee to terminate a trust from $50,000 to $100,000 and allows for adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index.

  • Section 19-3B-414

    having a total value less than $50,000 → having a total value less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)

    The minimum value for a trust to be terminated by a trustee is raised from $50,000 to $100,000.

  • Section 19-3B-414

    The dollar amount provided in subsection (a) → The dollar amount provided in subsection (a) shall apply to any trust consisting of trust property during the 2023 calendar year.

    Establishes the starting point for the new dollar amount threshold in the 2023 calendar year.

  • Section 19-3B-414

    the dollar amount described in subsection (a) shall be increased or decreased if the Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.) for the calendar year immediately preceding the year of value determination exceeds or is less than the reference base index. → Beginning January 1, 2024, the dollar amount described in subsection (a) shall be increased or decreased if the Consumer Price Index (C.P.I.) for the calendar year immediately preceding the year of value determination exceeds or is less than the reference base index.

    Allows the minimum threshold to be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index starting in 2024.

Action History

  1. Referred to Committee

Sponsors

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Votes

Passed 103 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5000
R 70001
D 25001
Total 100002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (102)
Member Party Vote
Wood (D) — Yea
Corey Harbison — Yea
Cynthia Almond — Yea
John W. Rogers — Yea
Randall Shedd — Yea
Adline Clarke D Yea
Anthony Daniels D Yea
Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell D Yea
Barbara Boyd D Yea
Barbara Drummond D Yea
Berry Forte D Yea
Chris England D Yea
Curtis Travis D Yea
Jeremy Gray D Yea
Juandalynn Givan D Yea
Kelvin Lawrence D Yea
Kenyatté Hassell D Yea
Laura Hall D Yea
M. Moore D Not Voting
Napoleon Bracy D Yea
Neil Rafferty D Yea
Ontario Tillman D Yea
Patrice McClammy D Yea
Patrick Sellers D Yea
Pebblin W. Warren D Yea
Phillip Ensler D Yea
Prince Chestnut D Yea
Rolanda Hollis D Yea
Sam Jones D Yea
TaShina Morris D Yea
Thomas Jackson D Yea
Alan Baker R Yea
Allen Treadaway R Yea
Andy Whitt R Yea
Arnold Mooney R Yea
Ben Harrison R Yea
Ben Robbins R Yea
Bill Lamb R Yea
Bob Fincher R Yea
Brett Easterbrook R Yea
Chad Robertson R Yea
Chip Brown R Yea
Chris Blackshear R Yea
Chris Pringle R Yea
Chris Sells R Yea
Corley Ellis R Yea
Craig Lipscomb R Yea
Danny Crawford R Yea
Danny Garrett R Yea
David Faulkner R Yea
David Standridge R Yea
Donna Givens R Yea
Ed Oliver R Yea
Ernie Yarbrough R Yea
Frances Holk-Jones R Yea
Ginny Shaver R Yea
Ivan Smith R Yea
James Lomax R Yea
Jamie Kiel R Yea
Jeff Sorrells R Yea
Jennifer Fidler R Yea
Jerry Starnes R Yea
Jim Carns R Yea
Jim Hill R Yea
Joe Lovvorn R Yea
Kenneth Paschal R Yea
Kerry (Bubba) Underwood R Yea
Leigh Hulsey R Yea
Mack Butler R Yea
Marcus Paramore R Yea
Margie Wilcox R Yea
Mark Gidley R Yea
Mark Shirey R Yea
Matt Simpson R Yea
Matt Woods R Yea
Matthew Hammett R Yea
Mike Kirkland R Yea
Mike Shaw R Yea
Nathaniel Ledbetter R Yea
Parker Moore R Yea
Paul W. Lee R Yea
Phillip Pettus R Yea
Phillip Rigsby R Yea
Randy Wood R Yea
Reed Ingram R Yea
Rex Reynolds R Yea
Rhett Marques R Yea
Rick Rehm R Yea
Ritchie Whorton R Yea
Ron Bolton R Yea
Russell Bedsole R Yea
Scott Stadthagen R Yea
Shane Stringer R Yea
Steve Clouse R Yea
Steve Hurst R Yea
Susan DuBose R Yea
Terri Collins R Yea
Tim Wadsworth R Not Voting
Tracy Estes R Yea
Troy Stubbs R Yea
Wes Kitchens R Yea
William Brock Colvin R Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 47 do?
Alabama Uniform Trust Code; modification or termination of an uneconomic trust, further provided.
Who sponsors HB 47?
HB 47 is sponsored by Cynthia Almond.
What is the current status of HB 47?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 47?
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