SB123 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

State government, employees, monthly summary of total overtime hours worked and total overtime compensation paid be submitted to Legislature, publish summaries on public website of agency

Summary

SB 123 would require every state government agency to report monthly overtime hours and overtime pay to the Legislature and publish those summaries on the agency's public website.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, each state government agency must prepare a detailed monthly summary of total overtime hours and overtime pay for the preceding month and send it to the specified legislative chairs by the 15th of each month. Agencies must also publish the same monthly summary on their public websites, and make it searchable by month. This increases transparency about overtime costs in state government.

Who It Affects

• State government agencies (executive, legislative, and judicial) must compile, report, and publish monthly overtime data, increasing reporting and transparency requirements.
• Legislature and the general public will have access to monthly overtime data through agency websites and via the specified legislative chairs for oversight.

Key Provisions

• Defines governmental agency as any executive, legislative, or judicial state agency, department, board, commission, authority, institution, or instrumentality.
• Requires monthly reporting by the 15th of each month of total overtime hours and total overtime pay for the preceding month to the Chairs of four specified committees, and requires agencies to publish the monthly summary on their public websites with month-by-month searchability, with the act taking effect on the first day of the third month after passage.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 23, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

State Government