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Alabama revises local official compensation rules, tying new officeholder base salaries to May 31, 2026 levels
Original title: Counties and municipalities; compensation of local officials, revised
Last action · March 13, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Bobby Singleton
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What This Bill Does
Alabama enacts legislation revising county official compensation by tying base salaries to levels paid on May 31, 2026, establishing criteria for uniform employee pay raises, and repealing legacy statutes. The measure takes effect on June 1, 2026.
Why it matters
Local officials in Alabama face new statutory restrictions on how longevity, merit raises, and state-salary linkages affect their baseline compensation and future pay increases.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
county commissioners and local officials
Their base compensation levels, eligibility for uniform increases, and treatment of longevity or merit pay are explicitly regulated by the new statutory criteria.
Directly affected
county employees
County-wide uniform percentage or flat dollar pay increases granted to full-time employees directly dictate whether local officials receive equivalent adjustments.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is the base compensation for local officials determined under this act?
Base compensation is set to the annual base compensation paid to the holder of the office on May 31, 2026.
Do merit-based pay raises for county employees apply as uniform increases to local officials?
No, a merit-based increase does not qualify as a unless every county employee receives the same percentage or dollar increase.
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Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
24 actions- Mar 13, 2026SenateEnrolledEnacted
- Mar 5, 2026HouseSignature Requested
- Mar 5, 2026SenateEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Mar 4, 2026SenateEnrolled
- Mar 3, 2026SenateReady to Enroll
- Mar 3, 2026SenateSingleton Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 665
Show 18 earlier actions
- Feb 26, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 632
- Feb 26, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 631
- Feb 26, 2026HouseLee 1st Amendment Offered
- Feb 26, 2026HouseThird Reading in Second House
- Feb 19, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 18, 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 County and Municipal Government
- Feb 12, 2026SenateEngrossed
- Feb 12, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 391
- Feb 12, 2026SenateSingleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 390
- Feb 12, 2026SenateCounty and Municipal Government 1st Amendment Offered
- 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
- Feb 10, 2026SenateCounty and Municipal Government 1st Amendment
- Feb 3, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 3, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government
Version history
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Singleton Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 665
Total
35
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 6
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
Tom ButlerParty not recordedyes
Will BarfootParty not recordednot voting
Jabo WaggonerParty not recordedyes
Randy PriceParty not recordedyes
Rodger SmithermanParty not recordednot voting
Sam GivhanParty not recordedyes
Linda Coleman-MadisonParty not recordedyes
Josh CarnleyParty not recordedyes
Matt WoodsParty not recordedyes
Larry StuttsParty not recordedyes
Lance BellParty not recordedyes
Donnie ChesteenParty not recordedyes
Jay HoveyParty not recordedyes
Merika ColemanParty not recordednot voting
Shay ShelnuttParty not recordednot voting
Keith KelleyParty not recordedyes
Chris ElliottParty not recordedyes
Steve LivingstonParty not recordedyes
David SessionsParty not recordedyes
Kirk HatcherParty not recordednot voting
Wes KitchensParty not recordedyes
Gerald AllenParty not recordedyes
Jack WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Clyde ChamblissParty not recordedyes
10 more members
Vivian Davis FiguresParty not recordedyes
Dan RobertsParty not recordednot voting
Andrew JonesParty not recordedyes
April WeaverParty not recordedyes
Greg AlbrittonParty not recordedyes
Bobby SingletonParty not recordedyes
Garlan GudgerParty not recordedyes
Tim MelsonParty not recordedyes
Rob StewartParty not recordedyes
Arthur OrrParty not recordedyes
Show 6 earlier roll calls
Third Reading in Second House
Total
100
- Yes
- 95
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 2
- Abstain
- 2
How they voted (100)
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedno
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordednot voting
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
76 more members
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedabstain
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordednot voting
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedyes
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedabstain
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedyes
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 632
Total
105
- Yes
- 100
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 4
How they voted (100)
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Chris EnglandParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
76 more members
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedabstain
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedabstain
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
David StandridgeParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordednot voting
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedabstain
Laura HallParty not recordedabstain
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 631
Total
100
- Yes
- 93
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 1
- Abstain
- 6
How they voted (100)
Arnold MooneyParty not recordedyes
Kristin NelsonParty not recordedabstain
Jerry StarnesParty not recordedyes
Barbara BoydParty not recordedyes
Greg BarnesParty not recordedyes
Ron BoltonParty not recordedyes
Jim HillParty not recordedyes
Mike KirklandParty not recordedyes
Troy StubbsParty not recordedyes
Paul LeeParty not recordedyes
Rick RehmParty not recordedyes
Anthony DanielsParty not recordedyes
Jeremy GrayParty not recordedyes
Ben HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Craig LipscombParty not recordedyes
Kelvin DatcherParty not recordedyes
Steve ClouseParty not recordedyes
Reed IngramParty not recordedyes
Ontario TillmanParty not recordedyes
Patrick SellersParty not recordedyes
Barbara DrummondParty not recordedyes
Andy WhittParty not recordedyes
Laura HallParty not recordedabstain
Brett EasterbrookParty not recordedyes
76 more members
Pebblin WarrenParty not recordedyes
Marcus ParamoreParty not recordedyes
Adline ClarkeParty not recordedyes
Jeana RossParty not recordedyes
Bubba UnderwoodParty not recordedyes
Travis HendrixParty not recordedyes
Randy WoodParty not recordedyes
Susan DuBoseParty not recordedyes
Bryan BrinyarkParty not recordedyes
TaShina MorrisParty not recordedyes
David FaulknerParty not recordedyes
Ritchie WhortonParty not recordedyes
Curtis TravisParty not recordedyes
Alan BakerParty not recordedyes
Leigh HulseyParty not recordedyes
Kelvin LawrenceParty not recordedyes
Mark GidleyParty not recordedyes
James LomaxParty not recordedyes
Tim WadsworthParty not recordedyes
Kenyatté HassellParty not recordedyes
Chris SellsParty not recordedyes
Marilyn LandsParty not recordedyes
Allen TreadawayParty not recordedyes
Margie WilcoxParty not recordedyes
Norman CrowParty not recordedyes
David StandridgeParty not recordedabstain
Chris EnglandParty not recordedyes
Ben RobbinsParty not recordedyes
Terri CollinsParty not recordedyes
Shane StringerParty not recordedyes
Mark ShireyParty not recordedyes
Scott StadthagenParty not recordedyes
Kenneth PaschalParty not recordedyes
Russell BedsoleParty not recordedyes
Matthew HammettParty not recordedyes
Chip BrownParty not recordedyes
Phillip RigsbyParty not recordedyes
Ernie YarbroughParty not recordedyes
Napoleon BracyParty not recordedyes
Chris BlackshearParty not recordedyes
Mack ButlerParty not recordedyes
Corley EllisParty not recordedyes
Danny GarrettParty not recordedyes
Mike ShawParty not recordedyes
Donna GivensParty not recordedyes
Ed OliverParty not recordedyes
Cindy MyrexParty not recordedyes
Tracy EstesParty not recordedyes
Rex ReynoldsParty not recordedyes
Joe LovvornParty not recordedyes
Phillip EnslerParty not recordedabstain
Bob FincherParty not recordedyes
Rhett MarquesParty not recordedyes
Berry ForteParty not recordedyes
Heath AllbrightParty not recordedyes
Jim CarnsParty not recordedabstain
Rolanda HollisParty not recordedyes
Nathaniel LedbetterParty not recordedyes
Matt SimpsonParty not recordednot voting
Juandalynn GivanParty not recordedyes
Danny CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Steve HurstParty not recordedyes
Jamie KielParty not recordedyes
Parker MooreParty not recordedyes
Bill LambParty not recordedyes
Phillip PettusParty not recordedyes
Neil RaffertyParty not recordedyes
Sam JonesParty not recordedyes
Jennifer FidlerParty not recordedyes
Chris PringleParty not recordedyes
Frances Holk-JonesParty not recordedyes
Prince ChestnutParty not recordedyes
Chad RobertsonParty not recordedyes
Jeff SorrellsParty not recordedyes
Ginny ShaverParty not recordedabstain
Thomas JacksonParty not recordedyes
Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 390
Total
34
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 3
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
Larry StuttsParty not recordedyes
April WeaverParty not recordedyes
Lance BellParty not recordedyes
David SessionsParty not recordedyes
Will BarfootParty not recordedyes
Matt WoodsParty not recordedyes
Gerald AllenParty not recordedyes
Jack WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Tim MelsonParty not recordedyes
Shay ShelnuttParty not recordednot voting
Josh CarnleyParty not recordedyes
Wes KitchensParty not recordednot voting
Linda Coleman-MadisonParty not recordedyes
Keith KelleyParty not recordedyes
Tom ButlerParty not recordedyes
Sam GivhanParty not recordedyes
Jabo WaggonerParty not recordedyes
Chris ElliottParty not recordedyes
Andrew JonesParty not recordedyes
Rodger SmithermanParty not recordedyes
Dan RobertsParty not recordedyes
Randy PriceParty not recordedyes
Arthur OrrParty not recordedyes
Donnie ChesteenParty not recordedyes
10 more members
Steve LivingstonParty not recordedyes
Vivian Davis FiguresParty not recordedyes
Clyde ChamblissParty not recordedyes
Jay HoveyParty not recordedyes
Bobby SingletonParty not recordedyes
Rob StewartParty not recordednot voting
Merika ColemanParty not recordedyes
Garlan GudgerParty not recordedyes
Greg AlbrittonParty not recordedyes
Kirk HatcherParty not recordedyes
Third Reading in House of Origin
Total
34
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 3
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (34)
Sam GivhanParty not recordedyes
Larry StuttsParty not recordedno
Dan RobertsParty not recordedyes
Wes KitchensParty not recordednot voting
Chris ElliottParty not recordedyes
Shay ShelnuttParty not recordednot voting
Rodger SmithermanParty not recordedyes
Will BarfootParty not recordedyes
David SessionsParty not recordedyes
Andrew JonesParty not recordedyes
Lance BellParty not recordedyes
Rob StewartParty not recordednot voting
Vivian Davis FiguresParty not recordedyes
Steve LivingstonParty not recordedyes
Clyde ChamblissParty not recordedyes
Garlan GudgerParty not recordedyes
Tim MelsonParty not recordedyes
Kirk HatcherParty not recordedyes
Tom ButlerParty not recordedyes
Merika ColemanParty not recordedyes
Jack WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Arthur OrrParty not recordedyes
Jabo WaggonerParty not recordedyes
Donnie ChesteenParty not recordedyes
10 more members
Linda Coleman-MadisonParty not recordedyes
Greg AlbrittonParty not recordedyes
Jay HoveyParty not recordedyes
Matt WoodsParty not recordedyes
Josh CarnleyParty not recordedyes
Randy PriceParty not recordedyes
Gerald AllenParty not recordedyes
April WeaverParty not recordedyes
Keith KelleyParty not recordedyes
Bobby SingletonParty not recordedyes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 391
Total
34
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 5
- Abstain
- 1
How they voted (34)
Dan RobertsParty not recordedyes
Chris ElliottParty not recordedyes
Clyde ChamblissParty not recordedyes
Matt WoodsParty not recordedyes
Garlan GudgerParty not recordedyes
Greg AlbrittonParty not recordednot voting
Lance BellParty not recordedyes
Kirk HatcherParty not recordedyes
Shay ShelnuttParty not recordednot voting
Jack WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Josh CarnleyParty not recordedyes
Tim MelsonParty not recordednot voting
Vivian Davis FiguresParty not recordedyes
Will BarfootParty not recordedyes
Bobby SingletonParty not recordedyes
Rob StewartParty not recordednot voting
Tom ButlerParty not recordednot voting
Sam GivhanParty not recordedyes
Jabo WaggonerParty not recordedyes
Steve LivingstonParty not recordedyes
Rodger SmithermanParty not recordedyes
Donnie ChesteenParty not recordedyes
Jay HoveyParty not recordedyes
April WeaverParty not recordedyes
10 more members
Randy PriceParty not recordedabstain
Keith KelleyParty not recordedyes
Larry StuttsParty not recordedyes
Arthur OrrParty not recordedyes
Andrew JonesParty not recordedyes
Merika ColemanParty not recordedyes
Gerald AllenParty not recordedyes
Wes KitchensParty not recordedyes
David SessionsParty not recordedyes
Linda Coleman-MadisonParty not recordedyes
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Standardization of Local Official Baselines
The act ties local officeholder base compensation to a uniform calendar date (May 31, 2026) and repeals several legacy statutory sections relating to local official compensation.
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alison.legislature.state.al.us
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