SB162 Alabama Domestic Violence Coalition Appropriation and Reporting Requirements
Summary
Alabama enacted SB162 establishing a Domestic Violence Coalition, requiring appropriations, operations plans, audited financial statements, and quarterly and end-of-year reports. The bill passed the Senate 35-0 and House 102-0 before being signed into law on April 9, 2026.
What changed
SB162 enacts legislation establishing the Alabama Domestic Violence Coalition and imposing new reporting and financial transparency requirements on organizations receiving state appropriations. The bill requires affected entities to develop formal operations plans, undergo annual audited financial statement reviews, and submit both quarterly and end-of-year reports to state authorities. The legislation passed with unanimous bipartisan support in both chambers.
For affected social services organizations and government contractors, this law creates mandatory compliance obligations around financial documentation and reporting cadences. Organizations seeking or currently receiving state funding for domestic violence services should review their internal financial controls and reporting systems to ensure alignment with the new state requirements.
What to do next
- Prepare and submit an operations plan
- Prepare audited financial statements
- Submit quarterly and end-of-year reports
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ChangeBridge / Alabama / SB162 Enacted SB162 Senate Bill Enacted 2026-04-09
Coalition against domestic violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required
Bill Details
State Alabama
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search
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Sponsors
Greg Albritton (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-09 S Enacted 2026-04-09 S Enacted 2026-04-02 S Delivered to Governor 2026-04-02 H Signature Requested 2026-04-02 S Enrolled 2026-04-02 S Ready to Enroll 2026-04-01 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1146 2026-04-01 H Third Reading in Second House 2026-03-31 H Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar 2026-03-31 H Reported Out of Committee Second House 2026-03-12 H Pending House Ways and Means General Fund 2026-03-12 H Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund 2026-03-11 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 832 2026-03-11 S Third Reading in House of Origin 2026-03-10 S Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar 2026-03-10 S Reported Out of Committee House of Origin 2026-01-14 S Pending Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund 2026-01-14 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
Votes
2026-03-11 SBIR: Passed by House of Origin Yea: 35 Nay: 0 2026-03-11 Third Reading in House of Origin Yea: 35 Nay: 0 2026-03-11 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 832 Yea: 35 Nay: 0 2026-04-01 HBIR: Passed by Second House Yea: 102 Nay: 0 2026-04-01 Third Reading in Second House Yea: 102 Nay: 0 2026-04-01 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1146 Yea: 102 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-14 S Finance and Taxation General Fund 2026-03-12 H Ways and Means General Fund
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-14 Introduced 2026-04-02 Enrolled
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