HB154 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Napoleon BracyRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

To provide a cost-of-living increase for state employees for the fiscal year beginning October 1

Summary

HB154 would provide a 2% cost-of-living salary increase for most Alabama state employees starting with the first pay date after October 1, 2023.

What This Bill Does

It raises salaries by 2% for employees in classified and unclassified service, all other state employees and hourly workers, judicial and legislative personnel, and county health department employees under the State Merit System whose pay is funded by state or contributing agency budgets. It does not apply to local salary supplements for judges or to state employees whose pay is governed by labor agreements or contracts. The pay plans for state, court, Legislative, and Legislative Services Agency employees must be updated to reflect the increase and certified to the State Comptroller to issue warrants. The act itself is not a separate appropriation; funding is provided through the annual budget act, and the increase becomes effective immediately after passage and governor approval, with the actual raise beginning on the first pay date after October 1, 2023.

Who It Affects

• State employees (classified and unclassified, including hourly employees, judicial and legislative personnel, and county health department employees under the State Merit System) whose salaries are paid from state or contributing agency budgets, who would receive a 2% raise.
• Not affected or limited: Merit System employees or hourly employees whose pay is covered by a labor agreement or contract, and local salary supplements tied to state employee salaries.

Key Provisions

• A 2% salary increase for a broad range of state employees beginning with the first pay day on or after October 1, 2023.
• Exclusions for local supplements for judges and for employees whose pay is covered by labor agreements or contracts, and for individuals whose pay is tied to a local salary base.
• Directors of state personnel, courts, and legislative entities must revise the pay plans and certify the increases to the State Comptroller, who will issue warrants.
• Funding for the increase is provided in the annual budget act (not a separate appropriation), and the act becomes effective immediately upon passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

FY24 2% COLA for State Employees