SB289 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rusty Glover
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Mobile Co., district attorneys office, employees, appointment, comp., funding, Act 82-675, 1982 First Sp. Sess., and Act 88-423, 1988 Reg. Sess., repealed
Summary: SB289 repeals the existing law that governed how Mobile County's District Attorney's Office employees are appointed, paid, and funded.
What This Bill Does
It repeals Act 82-675 of the 1982 First Special Session, as amended by Act 88-423 of 1988, which set rules for the appointment, compensation, and funding of employees in Mobile County's Office of the District Attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit. With the repeal, the prior statutory framework for appointing, paying, and funding those employees is removed from law. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or it becomes law by other means.

Who It Affects
Mobile County's Office of the District Attorney for the 13th Judicial Circuit and its employees, whose appointment, compensation, and funding governed by the repealed act are affected.
Mobile County government and related administrative entities that previously relied on the repealed statute to manage funding and staffing for the DA's Office.

Key Provisions
Section 1: Repeals Act 82-675 (1982 First Special Session), as amended by Act 88-423 (1988 Regular Session), relating to the appointment, compensation, and funding of employees in the Office of the District Attorney of the 13th Judicial Circuit in Mobile County.
Section 2: Effective date—the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage and governor's approval, or becomes law by other means.

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Subjects: Mobile County