HB324 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Kyle South
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Lamar Co., judge of probate, salary authorized, fees to be depositied in co. treasury, prior local acts ratified, const. amend.
Summary: A constitutional amendment to let Lamar County pay the probate judge a salary and to deposit the judge’s fees into the county treasury, retroactive to January 1989.
What This Bill Does
The amendment authorizes the Legislature to place the Lamar County judge of probate on a salary and requires that the judge’s fees, commissions, allowances, and percentages be paid into the county treasury that funds the salary. It ratifies and confirms prior local acts and any salary paid to the judge of probate starting with the term that began in January 1989. An election would be held to approve the amendment.

Who It Affects
Lamar County judge of probate — would be placed on a salary by the Legislature, with the judge’s fees deposited into the county treasury to fund that salary.
Lamar County government and taxpayers — the county treasury would handle the funds from the judge’s fees, and past salaries since January 1989 would be recognized and ratified.

Key Provisions
Allows the Legislature to place the Lamar County judge of probate on a salary and directs that the judge's fees, commissions, allowances, and percentages be paid into the county treasury that pays the salary.
Retroactive to the term beginning January 1989; ratifies and confirms any local law placing the judge on a salary and any salaries paid since January 1989, including those accepted by agreement.
Requires an election to ratify the amendment, with the standard Yes/No ballot format and a descriptive summary of the amendment.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Constitutional Amendments