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Read. Follow. Verify.Limestone County sets sheriff base salary at $149,000 starting January 2027
Last action · March 13, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Danny Crawford
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What This Bill Does
Limestone County establishes a new base annual salary of $149,000 for the sheriff starting January 18, 2027, replacing the previous formula tied to judicial pay. The legislation also maintains uniform county employee cost-of-living adjustments while prohibiting the sheriff from personally profiting from prisoner food accounts, effective October 1, 2026.
Determines public compensation for the county's chief law enforcement officer using fixed state-level salary benchmarks and taxpayer-funded county funds.
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 Limestone County
The sheriff's compensation structure, base salary schedule, and restrictions on prisoner food account funds are altered.
Limestone County Commission
The commission applies uniform cost-of-living increases to the sheriff in parity with other county employees.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
17 actions- Mar 13, 2026HouseEnrolledEnacted
- Mar 5, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Mar 5, 2026SenateSignature Requested
- Mar 5, 2026HouseEnrolled
- Mar 5, 2026HouseReady to Enroll
- Mar 3, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 675
Show 11 earlier actions
- Mar 3, 2026SenateThird Reading in Second House
- Feb 26, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 26, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Feb 17, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Feb 17, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
- Feb 17, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 425
- Feb 17, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Feb 12, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 11, 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 Limestone County Legislation
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance35How 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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