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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama Sets $225,000 Salary and Expense Allowances for Long-Serving Montgomery County Sheriff
Last action · March 13, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Kirk Hatcher
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What This Bill Does
Montgomery County increases the annual salary to $225,000 and modifies s for a sheriff who has served two or more full consecutive terms, effective the first day of the month following passage.
Changes county expenditures from the to compensate long-serving law enforcement leadership, impacting local government budgeting.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Sheriff of Montgomery County
Receives an adjusted annual salary of $225,000 and an expense allowance of $70,000 upon meeting consecutive term requirements.
Montgomery County
Funds the sheriff's salary and expense allowances from the county general fund.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who qualifies for the increased salary and expense allowance under SB 202?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Mar 13, 2026SenateEnrolledEnacted
- Mar 5, 2026HouseSignature Requested
- Mar 5, 2026SenateEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Mar 4, 2026SenateEnrolled
- Mar 3, 2026SenateReady to Enroll
- Mar 3, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 659
Show 11 earlier actions
- Mar 3, 2026HouseThird Reading in Second House
- Feb 26, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Feb 12, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Feb 12, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Montgomery County Legislation
- Feb 12, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 372
- Feb 12, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
- Feb 10, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 10, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 21, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance25How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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