SB292 Alabama 2021 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Judicial compensation, to establish a uniform pay plan for circuit judges, district judges, appellate court judges, supreme court justices, and the chief justice of the supreme court, eliminate salary supplements and expense allowance, Sec. 12-17-68 repealed
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, circuit judges' salaries
are set by statute. District judges, appellate
judges, and supreme court justices' salaries are
based on circuit judges' salary</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would establish the initial
salaries for all state judges and justices and
would provide for salary increases based on bench
experience</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would eliminate county salary
supplements and expense allowances for circuit and
district judges</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to judicial compensation; to establish a
uniform pay plan for circuit judges, district judges,
appellate court judges, supreme court justices, and the chief
justice of the supreme court; to provide for the elimination
of county salary supplements and expense allowances for
circuit and district judges; and to repeal Section 12-17-68,
Code of Alabama 1975.
</p>
Subjects
Judicial Compensation
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2021 | S | Assigned Act No. 2021-441. |
| April 29, 2021 | S | Engrossed |
| April 29, 2021 | H | Marques intended to vote Yea |
| April 29, 2021 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1059 |
| April 29, 2021 | H | Chestnut motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1058 |
| May 4, 2021 | S | Enrolled |
| April 29, 2021 | H | Pettus Amendment Offered |
| May 4, 2021 | H | Signature Requested |
| April 29, 2021 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1057 |
| May 4, 2021 | H | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| April 29, 2021 | H | Chestnut first Substitute Offered |
| May 4, 2021 | S | Reed motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1297 |
| April 29, 2021 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| May 4, 2021 | S | Concurrence Requested |
| April 15, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 8, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund |
| April 8, 2021 | S | Engrossed |
| April 8, 2021 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 873 |
| April 8, 2021 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 6, 2021 | S | Albritton motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 6, 2021 | S | Albritton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 764 |
| April 6, 2021 | S | Finance and Taxation General Fund Amendment Offered |
| April 6, 2021 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 1, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| March 3, 2021 | S | Rereferred to Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
| March 2, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 14, 2021 | Room 617 **REVISED** at 13:30 | House W&MGF Hearing |
| Hearing | March 31, 2021 | Room 825 at 11:00 | Senate F&TG Hearing |
| Hearing | March 17, 2021 | Room 825 at 11:00 | Senate F&TG Hearing |
| Hearing | March 10, 2021 | Room 825 at 15:00 | Senate F&TG Public Hearing |
| Hearing | March 3, 2021 | Room325 ADDED ON SB292 at 09:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB292 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB292 Alabama 2021 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB292 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund first Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Chestnut first Substitute Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Pettus Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB292 for Judiciary |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB292 for Finance and Taxation General Fund |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB292 for Finance and Taxation General Fund |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB292 for Ways and Means General Fund |