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HB379 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026
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Primary Sponsor
Mac Buttram
Mac Buttram
Republican
Co-Sponsor
Ed Henry
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Cullman Co., co. roads and bridges on unit system, Sec. 45-22-70 am'd.; Sec. 45-22-71 added; Sec. 45-22-130 repealed
Summary

HB379 reorganizes Cullman County road and bridge maintenance into a county-wide unit system, creates a full-time Associate County Commissioner with defined duties, centralizes authority under the county, and repeals a prior provision.

What This Bill Does

It makes the Associate County Commissioner a full-time position with an annual salary of $26,500, paid from the county treasury, and assigns East and West sector road maintenance responsibilities. It creates a county-wide unit system for roads and bridges, making the Cullman County Commission solely responsible for construction, repair, and maintenance under engineer supervision and without district lines. It repeals Section 45-22-130 and states the act does not change county commissioners' salaries. The act becomes effective immediately after the governor signs it, with retroactive effect to January 1, 1984 for the associate position provisions.

Who It Affects
  • Cullman County Associate County Commissioners: become full-time officials with a defined salary and specific East/West road maintenance duties (retroactive to 1984).
  • Cullman County residents and road users: roads and bridges will be managed and maintained under a county-wide unit system, with centralized oversight and no district-based divisions.
Key Provisions
  • Amends 45-22-70 to require the Associate County Commissioner to be full-time, sets an annual salary of $26,500, and assigns Eastern and Western sector road maintenance responsibilities.
  • Adds 45-22-71 establishing that the Cullman County Commission is solely responsible for road and bridge construction, repair, and maintenance, to be done on a county-wide unit basis under supervision of an engineer, with powers and duties aligned to general and local laws.
  • Repeals Section 45-22-130 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
  • This act does not change the salary of the Cullman County Commissioners; it takes effect immediately after governor approval, with retroactive applicability to January 1, 1984.
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Subjects
Cullman County

Bill Actions

H

Forwarded to Governor on May 20, 2013 at 6:45 p.m. on May 20, 2013.

H

Assigned Act No. 2013-300.

H

Clerk of the House Certification

H

Enrolled

S

Signature Requested

H

Passed Second House

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1052

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Local Legislation No. 1

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 469

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Local Legislation

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 16, 2013 House Passed
Yes 56
Abstained 30
Absent 18

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 21, 2013 Senate Passed
Yes 17
Abstained 2
Absent 16

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature