HB471 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Danny CrawfordRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Agriculture and Industries, Commissioner, salary set beginning the next term of office, Sec. 2-2-5 am'd.
Summary: The bill fixes the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries' salary at $110,000 per year starting with the January 2023 term, with standard state employee benefits and cost-of-living adjustments.
What This Bill Does
It establishes a fixed annual salary of $110,000 for the Commissioner, paid from the Agricultural Fund in installments like other state officers, and makes this the full compensation for the office including ex officio duties. It allows cost-of-living adjustments and other benefits granted to state employees. If a COLA is granted during the current term, the increase is paid as an expense allowance during that term; for the next term, any cumulative allowances are added to the base salary and future allowances are treated as part of the base salary rather than separate payments.

Who It Affects
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, whose compensation is set at $110,000 per year beginning January 2023 and who may receive COLAs and other state employee benefits.
State employees generally, whose COLA and related benefits are acknowledged and whose adjustments influence how the commissioner's salary is treated in future terms.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 2-2-5 to set the commissioner’s salary at $110,000 per year beginning with the January 2023 term.
Salary is paid from the Agricultural Fund, in installments, and is the full compensation for duties including ex officio duties.
The commissioner is entitled to cost-of-living pay increases and other benefits granted to state employees.
If a COLA is granted during the current term, it is paid as an expense allowance during that term; for the next term, any cumulative allowances are added to the base salary and future allowances are treated as part of the base salary instead of separate allowances.
Effective date: the act becomes law immediately after passage and governor’s approval, with the salary change taking effect in January 2023.

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Subjects: Agriculture and Industries Department