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HB289 • 2026

Vital statistics; date of disposition on death certificates prohibited

Vital statistics; date of disposition on death certificates prohibited

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Allbright
Last action
2026-03-31
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on why this change is being made or how existing death certificates will be handled.

Vital Statistics; Date of Disposition on Death Certificates Prohibited

This law stops death certificates from showing the date when a person's remains were handled after they died.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes Alabama state rules to remove the disposition date from death certificates.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who create and issue death certificates in Alabama.

Terms To Know

Disposition Date
The date when a person's remains are buried, cremated, or otherwise handled after they die.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens to existing death certificates with disposition dates.
  • Does not explain why the change is being made.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-31 House

    Enacted

  2. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Signature Requested

  3. 2026-03-19 House

    Delivered to Governor

  4. 2026-03-19 House

    Enrolled

  5. 2026-03-19 House

    Ready to Enroll

  6. 2026-03-17 Senate

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 930 (Yeas 26, Nays 0)

  7. 2026-03-17 Senate

    Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 25, Nays 0)

  8. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  9. 2026-02-11 Senate

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  10. 2026-02-05 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 280 (Yeas 102, Nays 0)

  11. 2026-02-05 House

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 98, Nays 0)

  12. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  13. 2026-02-05 Senate

    Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare

  14. 2026-02-05 House

    Givan intended to vote "Yea"

  15. 2026-01-29 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  16. 2026-01-28 House

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  17. 2026-01-20 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  18. 2026-01-20 House

    Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Health

Official Summary Text

This act amends Section 22-9A-6, Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit state-administered death certificates from including a disposition date.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
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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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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