HB483 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

Low Interest

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Andy WhittRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Madison Co., county-wide personnel system, composition, duties, functions of personnel board, employees covered by the board, injunctive relief for violations, provided, Act 941, 1973 Reg. Sess., am'd.
Summary: HB483 creates a county-wide Madison County personnel system with a new personnel board and director, expands who is covered, and sets new rules for hiring, pay, discipline, and appeals.
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes a Madison County personnel department to oversee classified employees and hear appeals. It requires most designated county employees to be included in the classified service and sets up a pay plan, probation periods, and disciplinary procedures with an appeals process. It also gives the personnel board authority over hearings, pay classifications, layoffs, and legal guidance, provides for injunctive relief for violations, and updates or repeals outdated provisions. The act becomes effective immediately upon passage.

Who It Affects
Group 1: Madison County employees who are designated as part of the classified service will be covered by the new system, subject to the board’s rules, probation periods, discipline procedures, and the right to appeal to the personnel board (with certain exemptions for elected officials and specified positions).
Group 2: County appointing authorities and the county government (e.g., sheriff, county commission, tax assessor/collector, probate judge, circuit court clerk, district attorney, etc.) who hire, manage, and fund employees, who will implement the pay plan, oversee staffing and layoffs, and have the authority to suspend, demote, or terminate employees subject to board oversight and appeals.

Key Provisions
Creates a Madison County personnel department with a personnel board and director to manage the classified service and hear employee appeals.
Expands coverage to include most county employees in the classified service, with specified exemptions for elected officials and certain offices.
Requires the personnel board to establish a pay plan and position classifications, with minimum/maximum pay ranges and protections against retroactive pay reductions not allowed except under specified economy measures.
Adopts due-process procedures for demotions, dismissals, and suspension actions, including notice, a pre-action meeting, and a hearing before the board; allows suspensions without pay up to 15 days, with longer suspensions subject to appeal.
Authorizes the board to hear appeals, set rules for hearings, and allows court review of board decisions by mandamus or common law writ of certiorari; grants the board power to hire legal counsel and to be funded by the county; provides for injunctive relief for violations of the act.
Repeals sections of Act 941 (1973) as specified and updates language to current style; establishes effective date as immediate upon passage.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Madison County