AlabamaMontgomery County probate judge may charge for marriage ceremonies
Montgomery County’s probate judge may charge a reasonable added fee for celebrating marriages, which the judge or the person performing the ceremony keeps.
What it does
The judge may charge a reasonable additional fee for celebrating a marriage. The judge or the person who performs the ceremony keeps the fee.
Argument forKeeping the fee may help compensate the judge or designee for celebrating a marriage.
Argument againstCouples may pay more when the probate judge or a designee celebrates their marriage.
More detail
The Montgomery County probate judge may charge a reasonable additional fee for celebrating a marriage. The fee applies when the Montgomery County probate judge provides the service of celebrating a marriage. The law took effect immediately.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 13EnactedBecame Law
- Apr 2Signature Requested
- Apr 2Delivered to GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 1Third Reading in Second House
- Vote recorded Third Reading in Second House. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1019. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 1Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
- Apr 1Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1019Passed Senate
- Apr 1Ready to Enroll
- Apr 1Enrolled
- Mar 31Reported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 31Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Local Legislation )Minor
- Mar 17Third Reading in House of Origin
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 900. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Third Reading in House of Origin. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 900Passed House
- Mar 17Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local LegislationMinor
- Mar 17Pending Committee Action in Second House (Local Legislation )
- Mar 10Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Mar 10Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Montgomery County Legislation)Minor
- Feb 12Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Montgomery County LegislationMinor
- Feb 12Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Montgomery County Legislation)Introduced