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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama provides annual longevity pay for Tuscaloosa County sheriff, tax assessor, and tax collector starting June 1, 2026
Last action · March 31, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Ron Bolton
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What This Bill Does
Beginning June 1, 2026, the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff, Tax Assessor, and Tax Collector are entitled to receive annual matching that of full-time county employees, with amounts and payment dates determined by the Tuscaloosa County Commission.
Alters county expenditures by extending employee-style longevity bonuses to three elected constitutional officers, funded directly from the Tuscaloosa County general fund.
- Tuscaloosa County is a local government jurisdiction in Alabama governed locally by the Tuscaloosa County Commission. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff
Becomes eligible to receive annual longevity pay funded by the county general fund starting June 1, 2026.
Tuscaloosa County Tax Assessor
Becomes eligible to receive annual longevity pay funded by the county general fund starting June 1, 2026.
Tuscaloosa County Tax Collector
Becomes eligible to receive annual longevity pay funded by the county general fund starting June 1, 2026.
Tuscaloosa County Commission
Required to establish the specific payment amounts and disbursement dates for the newly covered officials.
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Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Mar 31, 2026HouseEnrolledEnacted
- Mar 19, 2026SenateSignature Requested
- Mar 17, 2026HouseEnrolled
- Mar 17, 2026HouseReady to Enroll
- Mar 17, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 890
- Mar 17, 2026SenateThird Reading in Second House
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- Mar 12, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 12, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Feb 19, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Feb 19, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
- Feb 19, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 461
- Feb 19, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Feb 17, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 17, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 10, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 10, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Tuscaloosa County Legislation
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