HB350 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Paul W. LeeRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Houston Co., compensation of judge of probate and sheriff, further provided for, Sec. 45-35-70 am'd.
Summary: HB350 updates Houston County official salaries by setting the Judge of Probate salary at $105,000 and tying the Sheriff and County Commission pay to that amount, with new expense allowances and ratifications.
What This Bill Does
It establishes a $105,000 annual salary for the Houston County Judge of Probate and allows cost-of-living increases; the judge must waive certain state reporting compensation to receive this pay. It ties the Sheriff’s pay to 89% of the probate judge’s salary and the Chair’s pay to 85% of that salary, with increases paid as monthly expense allowances until the next term and then folded into base salary. It ratifies existing compensation for district commissioners since 2004 and adds a $250 monthly expense allowance for commissioners in lieu of mileage. It also repeals conflicting laws and sets the effective date as the first day of the first month after the governor approves the act.

Who It Affects
Judge of Probate of Houston County — will receive a $105,000 annual salary and be eligible for cost-of-living increases, in exchange for waiving certain state reporting compensation.
Sheriff, Chair of the Houston County Commission, and Houston County district commissioners — their compensation is linked to the probate judge’s pay (Sheriff at 89%, Chair at 85%), with adjustments handled as monthly expense allowances until the next term and later included in base salary; district commissioners receive a $250 monthly expense allowance in lieu of mileage.

Key Provisions
Section 1 sets the Houston County Judge of Probate’s annual salary at $105,000 starting on the act’s effective date, and allows cost-of-living increases; the judge must waive compensation under Section 17-3-60 related to the state voter registration list to receive this pay.
Section 2 Amends 45-35-70: (a) the Chair and Sheriff’s compensation are adjusted so the monthly pay equals 85% (Chair) and 89% (Sheriff) of the probate judge’s April 1, 2007 pay, with increases paid as a monthly expense allowance until the next term and then included in base salary; (b) district commissioners’ compensation from December 1, 2004 is ratified and continues, and starting June 1, 2007 they receive $250 monthly as an expense allowance in lieu of mileage.
Section 3 repeals conflicting laws.
Section 4 provides the act’s effective date as the first day of the first month after governor approval.

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Subjects: Houston County