HB138 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Apr 19, 2023

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Corley EllisRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: Relating to Shelby County; to amend Section 3 of Act 79-524, 1979 Regular Session, (Acts 1979, p. 935), as last amended by Act 2015-343 of the 2015 Regular Session (Acts 2015, p. 1069), establishing a personnel board for employees of county law enforcement officers in the county; to provide for the compensation of the chief deputy sheriff, the operations manager, and up to two majors in the sheriff's department; and to repeal Act 2009-336 of the 2009 Regular Session (Acts 2009, p. 576), relating to the compensation of the chief deputy sheriff.
Summary: HB138 creates a Shelby County personnel board for most county law enforcement pay decisions, exempts certain sheriff’s department leaders, and changes how their pay is set, while repealing a prior compensation law.
What This Bill Does
It establishes a personnel board for Shelby County law enforcement employees to handle compensation decisions for most officers, while exempting the chief deputy sheriff, the operations manager, and up to two sheriff-appointed majors from the board. For these exempt positions, pay would be set under the county's pay plan (grade and step approved by the sheriff) rather than the 10 percent above the highest classified employee rule. It repeals a previous act governing compensation of the chief deputy sheriff. The act becomes effective immediately after governor approval.

Who It Affects
Most Shelby County law enforcement employees would be governed by the new personnel board for compensation decisions.
The chief deputy sheriff, the operations manager, and up to two sheriff-appointed majors would be exempt from the board, with their pay determined by the county's pay plan (grade/step) approved by the sheriff.

Key Provisions
Section 3 updates who is subject to the Shelby County personnel board, applying to all law enforcement employees except the exempt positions listed in the section.
Exempts the chief deputy sheriff, the operations manager, and up to two majors from the board; their compensation will be set under the county pay plan at a grade and step approved by the sheriff rather than the board’s process.
The compensation rule that would otherwise apply (10 percent above the highest paid classified employee) is overridden for the exempt positions by the county pay plan.
Repeals Act 2009-336, which previously related to the compensation of the chief deputy sheriff.
Effective date: immediately following governor’s approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Shelby County, sheriff, chief deputy operations manager, and two majors, compensation.