SB414 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 25, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Del Marsh
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Legislature, current member who was an employee of state government or teacher on December 1, 2010, allowing continued employment indefinitely, Sec. 29-1-26 am'd.
Summary: SB414 would let certain legislators keep outside jobs they had as of December 1, 2010 indefinitely while serving, instead of only until 2014.
What This Bill Does
The bill amends Alabama law to extend indefinitely the exemption that allows a legislator to continue employment with another state government branch or public education institution if they were already employed as of December 1, 2010. It maintains a general prohibition on outside employment for legislators during their term, but preserves specific exceptions and contract rules. It also establishes enforcement provisions and penalties for violations, and sets an effective date for the new rules.

Who It Affects
Legislators who were public employees or teachers on December 1, 2010 would be allowed to continue those outside jobs indefinitely while serving in the Legislature.
Other legislators who do not meet the December 1, 2010 criterion would remain subject to the general prohibition on outside employment in state government or public education, with the bill’s listed exemptions and contract rules applying to them.

Key Provisions
The act is known as the Legislative Double Dipping Prohibition Act and amends Section 29-1-26 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
A legislator may not be an employee of another state government branch or public educational institution during their term, with defined meanings of employee and teacher and exceptions.
Exceptions include: (1) administrative or teaching contracts not ending after December 31, 2014; (2) continued employment of a legislator until November 5, 2014 if they were an employee/teacher on December 1, 2010; (3) contracts in force on December 1, 2010 that expire before November 5, 2014; (4) military or defense force employment; (5) Medicaid provider contracts in ordinary course; (6) part-time employment with income limits.
A violation of the outside-employment prohibition can be voided, and the legislator can be personally liable for the compensation received in violation.
The Attorney General is responsible for enforcing this section, and the act treats certain postsecondary education employees similarly to other public education employees.
The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage and approval.

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Subjects: Legislature