This amendment changes a specific fee amount from $132 to $500 in the bill.
Alabama2026Enacted
SB107
Changes to Fees and Reporting for Alabama Funeral Services
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 9:06 AM
In one sentence
This law allows the board to charge a fee of up to $30 per funeral, increases fees for certificates of authority and sales agents, and requires annual reports on preneed activities.
What it does
- Allows the board to require funeral establishments to pay an administrative fee not exceeding $30 for each funeral arranged or service rendered starting June 1, 2026.
- Increases the initial application fee for a certificate of authority from $198 to $500 and the renewal fee from $99 to $500.
- Increases branch registration fees from $198 to $500 and transfer fees from $132 to $500.
- Requires certificate holders to file an annual statement of preneed activities conducted.
- Authorizes the board to require additional reports on preneed contract activity as needed.
- Increases application and renewal fees for registration as a preneed sales agent from $33 to $200.
Who it affects
- Funeral establishments in Alabama
- Holders of certificates of authority who sell preneed contracts
- Preneed sales agents registered with the state
Limits and unknowns
- The board may set specific rules and procedures for collecting fees, which are not detailed in this text.
- Fines up to $50 per day apply if required annual statements or trust activity reports are not filed on time.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Certificate of Authority
- Official permission from the board to operate a funeral establishment or sell preneed contracts.
- Preneed Contract
- An agreement made before death that arranges and pays for future funeral services.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
This act amends Sections 34-13-30.1, 34-13-191, 34-13-192, and 34-13-199, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) authorize the Alabama Board of Funeral Services to require funeral establishments to pay a fee not exceeding $30 for each funeral arranged or other service rendered; (2) regarding certificates or authority to operate a funeral establishment, increase the application fee from $198 to $500, renewal fee from $99 to $500, branch registration fee from $198 to $500, and transfer fee from $132 to $500; (3) authorize the board to require certificate holders to report on preneed contract activity as deemed necessary; and (4) increase the application and renewal fees for preneed sales agent registration from $33 to $200.
Official activity
Bill history
- EnactedSenate
- Signature RequestedHouse
- Delivered to GovernorSenate
- EnrolledSenate
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1321 (Yeas 80, Nays 13)House
- Ready to EnrollSenate
- Third Reading in Second HouseHouse
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarHouse
- Reported Out of Committee Second HouseHouse
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 843 (Yeas 22, Nays 5)Senate
- Bell motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 842 (Yeas 27, Nays 0)Senate
- Pending Committee Action in Second HouseHouse
- Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and CommissionsHouse
- EngrossedSenate
- Bell 1st Amendment OfferedSenate
- Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 18, Nays 11)Senate
- Carried OverSenate
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSenate
- Reported Out of Committee House of OriginSenate
- Pending Committee Action in House of OriginSenate
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