HB26 Alabama 2015 2nd Special Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: David FaulknerRepresentative
Republican
Session: Second Special Session 2015
Title: City councils, salary or expense allowance increase for members, introduction of resolution 30 days prior to final action, required, Secs. 11-40-14, 11-43-7.2 am'd.
Summary: HB26 would require any city council salary or expense allowance increase to be introduced at least 30 days before final action, aligning city procedures with existing county rules.
What This Bill Does
The bill changes rules so that proposals to raise council pay or expense allowances must be brought up (introduced) 30 days before the council votes on them. It adds a broad rule applying this 30-day requirement to all municipalities. It preserves current dollar caps for expense allowances and related pension-related provisions, and makes any previously approved increase that doesn’t meet the new rule void. The change takes effect immediately after passage.

Who It Affects
City council members in Class 1 municipalities and in municipalities with populations of 250,000 or more, who would have salary or expense increases subject to the 30-day introduction requirement.
City councils and municipal governments statewide, which must follow the new 30-day introduction rule for salary/expense increase resolutions.
Residents and taxpayers of municipalities, who gain a longer public-prior-review window for proposed pay/expense increases.

Key Provisions
Amends sections 11-40-14 and 11-43-7.2 to require that any resolution to adopt a salary or expense allowance increase for city council members must be introduced 30 days before the date the council takes final action.
Adds section 11-43-67 establishing that the 30-day introduction requirement applies to any class of municipality.
Retains existing expense-allowance caps (e.g., up to $300 per month for members, $350 for the president) and related pension-withholding provisions, while applying them under the new 30-day rule and allowances up to $333.33 in certain contexts.
Provides that if an increase was approved before the act but not in compliance with the new requirements, it is void; the act becomes effective immediately.

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Subjects: Municipalities