Real property; creation of the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026, title fraud prevention
What it does: This act is the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026. This act adds Chapter 19J to Title 8 and Chapter 21 to Title 35, Code of Alabama 1975, adds Sections 8-6-61, 12-13-55, and 13A-9-23 to the Code of Alabama 1975, and amends Sections 6-6-540, 6-6-545, 6-6-571, 13A-9-12, 13A-9-22, 36-20-73, and 36-20-73.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) authorize the Alabama Securities Commission to investigate, adjudicate, and take specified enforcement actions, including levying civil penalties, against residential title fraud violators; (2) authorize the commission, in conjunction with judges of probate,… (official summary)
Question before the chamber: Third Reading in House of Origin
The tally
Yes 30 · No 1 · Not voting 4
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Republicans | 23 | 1 | 3 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted yes. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Dan RobertsR15No
The full roll (35)
Yes 30
- Andrew JonesR10
- April WeaverR14
- Arthur OrrR3
- Bobby SingletonD24
- David SessionsR35
- Donnie ChesteenR29
- Garlan GudgerR4
- Gerald AllenR21
- Jabo WaggonerR16
- Jack WilliamsR34
- Jay HoveyR27
- Josh CarnleyR31
- Keith KelleyR12
- Kirk HatcherD26
- Lance BellR11
- Larry StuttsR6
- Linda Coleman-MadisonD20
- Matt WoodsR5
- Merika ColemanD19
- Randy PriceR13
- Rob StewartD23
- Rodger SmithermanD18
- Sam GivhanR7
- Shay ShelnuttR17
- Steve LivingstonR8
- Tim MelsonR1
- Tom ButlerR2
- Vivian FiguresD33
- Wes KitchensR9
- Will BarfootR25
No 1
- Dan RobertsR15
Not voting 4
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.