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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama enacts law providing Tuscaloosa County Sheriff $36,000 annual expense allowance
Last action · April 6, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Ron Bolton
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What This Bill Does
Beginning June 1, 2026, the Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County will receive an additional annual of $36,000 paid in equal monthly installments from the county general fund. This allowance is treated as compensation for retirement contributions and continues until the next vacancy in the office.
The measure increases local expenditures from the Tuscaloosa County general fund to raise the total compensation package for the sitting sheriff, with the addition counting toward retirement benefits until a new sheriff takes office.
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 Tuscaloosa County
Receives an additional annual expense allowance of $36,000 that counts toward retirement contributions.
Tuscaloosa County
Must fund the $36,000 annual expense allowance in equal monthly installments from the county general fund.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Apr 6, 2026HouseEnrolledEnacted
- Mar 31, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Mar 31, 2026SenateSignature Requested
- Mar 31, 2026HouseEnrolled
- Mar 31, 2026HouseReady to Enroll
- Mar 31, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 975
Show 11 earlier actions
- Mar 31, 2026SenateThird Reading in Second House
- Mar 19, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 19, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 5, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Mar 5, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
- Mar 5, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 738
- Mar 5, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Mar 3, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 3, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 26, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Tuscaloosa County Legislation
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