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SB292 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated May 17, 2021

Summary

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justices, and the chief justice of the supreme court, eliminate salary supplements and expense allowance, Sec. 12-17-68 repealed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

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.

This bill would establish the initial salaries for all state judges and justices and would provide for salary increases based on bench experience.

This bill would eliminate county salary supplements and expense allowances for circuit and district judges.

Subjects
Judicial Compensation

Bill Text

Votes

SBIR: Albritton motion to Adopt Roll Call 763

April 6, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 24
Abstained 1
Absent 9

Albritton motion to Adopt Roll Call 764

April 6, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 24
Abstained 1
Absent 9

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 873

April 8, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 29
Abstained 1
Absent 4

SBIR: Chambliss motion to Adopt Roll Call 925

April 13, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 29
Absent 5

Chambliss motion to Adopt Roll Call 926

April 13, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 29
Absent 5

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 927

April 13, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 29
Absent 5

HBIR: Chestnut motion to Adopt Roll Call 1056

April 29, 2021 House Passed
Yes 92
No 7
Absent 4

Motion to Adopt Roll Call 1057

April 29, 2021 House Passed
Yes 88
No 5
Abstained 2
Absent 8

Chestnut motion to Table Roll Call 1058

April 29, 2021 House Passed
Yes 86
No 3
Absent 14

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 1059

April 29, 2021 House Passed
Yes 94
No 4
Absent 5

Reed motion to Concur In and Adopt Roll Call 1297

May 4, 2021 Senate Passed
Yes 30
Absent 4

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature