HB624 • 2026

Wilcox County; probate recording fee, increased

Taxes

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Lawrence
Last action: 2026-04-09
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text shows '$5 ten dollars ($10)' with strikethrough formatting implied by context, confirming $10 is the new amount and $5 was likely the old one, but the summary relies only on the explicit 'ten dollars' instruction.

Wilcox County Probate Recording Fee Increase

This law raises the special recording fee for documents filed in Wilcox County's probate office to $10, effective June 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

Increases the special recording fee collected by the Judge of Probate in Wilcox County to ten dollars ($10).
Requires payment of this new fee before any real or personal property instrument can be recorded.
States that this fee is added on top of all other required taxes and charges for filing documents.
Removes two older laws from 1990 and 2001 that set previous recording fees.

Who It Names or Affects

People who file real property or personal property instruments in Wilcox County.
The Judge of Probate for Wilcox County, who collects the fee.
Individuals filing other documents if the county governing body decides to require recording.

Terms To Know

Probate Office: A government office in a specific county that handles legal records about property and wills.
Recording Fee: The money paid to the government to officially file or save a document for public record.

Limits and Unknowns

This law only applies to Wilcox County and does not change fees in other counties.
The new fee of $10 takes effect on June 1, 2026.

Bill History

2026-04-09 House
Enacted
2026-04-02 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1087 (Yeas 32, Nays 0)
2026-04-02 Senate
Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 32, Nays 0)
2026-04-02 House
Delivered to Governor
2026-04-02 Senate
Signature Requested
2026-04-02 House
Enrolled
2026-04-02 House
Ready to Enroll
2026-04-01 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-04-01 Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-03-31 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1032 (Yeas 66, Nays 0)
2026-03-31 House
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 66, Nays 0)
2026-03-31 Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-03-31 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
2026-03-19 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-03-19 House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-03-17 House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-03-17 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation

Official Summary Text

Wilcox County; probate recording fee, increased

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB624 ENROLLED
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HB624
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By Representatives Lawrence, Jackson (N & P)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 17-Mar-26
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First Read: 17-Mar-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Wilcox County; to amend Section 1 of Act
2006-370, 2006 Regular Session, to further provide for the
probate recording fee; and to repeal Act 1990-618, 1990
Regular Session (Acts 1990, p. 618) and Act 2001-365, 2001
Regular Session, relating to probate recording fees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 1 of Act 2006-370, 2006 Regular
Session, is amended to read as follows:
"Section 1. (a) A special recording fee of five dollars
($5) ten dollars ($10) shall be collected by the Judge of
Probate of Wilcox County, with respect to each real property
instrument and each personal property instrument that may be
filed for record in the office of the judge of probate and for
the recording of other instruments and documents in the
probate office in the discretion of the governing body of the
county , and no .
(b) No such instrument shall be received for record in
the office of the judge of probate unless the special
recording fee of five dollars ($5) ten dollars ($10) is paid
thereon .
(c) The special recording fee shall be in addition to
all other fees, taxes, and other charges required by law to be
paid upon the filing for record of any real property
instrument or personal property instrument, and for the
recording of other instruments and documents in the probate
office in the discretion of the governing body of the county.
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office in the discretion of the governing body of the county.
Section 2. Act 1990-618, 1990 Regular Session (Acts
1990, p. 618) and Act 2001-365, 2001 Regular Session, relating
to probate recording fees, are repealed.
Section 3. This act shall become effective on June 1,
2026.
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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 31-Mar-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 02-Apr-26 Passed
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