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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama Raises Funeral Establishment and Preneed Sales Agent Fees While Authorizing New Administrative Charges
Last action · April 17, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Vivian Figures
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What This Bill Does
Alabama enacts SB 107 to authorize the Alabama Board of Funeral Services to levy an administrative fee up to $30 for each funeral arranged, increase establishment certificate and preneed agent fees up to $500 and $200 respectively, and mandate new preneed activity reporting beginning June 1, 2026.
Funeral establishments and preneed sales agents face significantly higher state licensing and application fees, alongside new mandatory reporting obligations and potential daily fines for late submissions, impacting operating costs across the state's death care industry.
Who It Affects
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Funeral establishments
Establishments face higher licensing caps, a new per-funeral administrative fee up to $30, and potential daily fines if they fail to submit required preneed and trust reports on time.
Preneed sales agents
Sales agents experience an increase in initial application and annual renewal fee caps up to $200 and must undergo mandatory criminal history background checks.
Consumers purchasing preneed contracts
Consumers gain access to a statewide searchable database to check for existing preneed contracts, with an option to opt out of public listings.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What new fees will funeral establishments face under SB 107?
Are preneed sales agents required to undergo background checks?
Can consumers check if a deceased loved one has an existing preneed contract?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
21 actions- Apr 17, 2026SenateEnrolledEnacted
- Apr 9, 2026HouseSignature Requested
- Apr 9, 2026SenateEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Apr 9, 2026SenateEnrolled
- Apr 8, 2026SenateReady to Enroll
- Apr 8, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1321
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- Apr 8, 2026HouseThird Reading in Second House
- Mar 17, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 17, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 12, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Mar 12, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Boards, Agencies and Commissions
- Mar 12, 2026SenateEngrossed
- Mar 12, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 843
- Mar 12, 2026SenateBell motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 842
- Mar 12, 2026SenateBell 1st Amendment Offered
- Feb 12, 2026SenateCarried Over
- Feb 12, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
- Jan 21, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs
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Expanded Financial Reporting and Oversight
The legislation shifts oversight by replacing flat historical fee caps with significantly higher statutory ceilings and granting authority for recurring per-transaction administrative fees and frequent activity reports.
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0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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