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HB289 ENROLLED
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HB289
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By Representatives Allbright, Brown, Sorrells, Smith, Rehm,
Lee
RFD: Health
First Read: 20-Jan-26
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HB289 Enrolled
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First Read: 20-Jan-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to vital statistics; to amend Section 22-9A-6,
Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit the inclusion of the date of
disposition on state-administered death certificates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 22-9A-6, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"§22-9A-6
(a)(1) The board shall by rule determine , by rule, the
items or information to be contained on certificates of birth,
death, marriage, and divorce and on reports of fetal death and
induced termination of pregnancy. Each certificate, report,
and other document required by this chapter shall be in a
format prescribed by the State Registrar.
(2) Certificates of death may not include a date of
disposition.
(b) Information required in certificates or reports
authorized by this chapter may be filed and registered by
photographic, electronic, or other means as prescribed by the
State Registrar."
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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HB289 Enrolled
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1, 2026.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 05-Feb-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 17-Mar-26 Passed
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