HB307 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bob FincherRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to Randolph County; to amend Sections 2 and 5 of Act 2021-307 of the 2021 Regular Session, relating to the coroner; to provide for the salary of the coroner effective at the beginning of the current term in order to implement Act 2021-301 as intended; and to provide that this act is retroactive and curative to January 16, 2023.

Summary

HB307 updates Randolph County coroner pay by setting a current-term salary, allows future increases by the county, and makes the change retroactive to January 16, 2023.

What This Bill Does

It lets the Randolph County Commission set the coroner's annual salary for the next term (up to $1,000 per month, paid from the county general fund) beginning 60 days before qualifying for election. For future terms starting January 2027 and thereafter, the commission may set the salary at the start of each term. The coroner must accept this salary in lieu of any other pay and waive other compensation. The county may authorize retirement and county health insurance for the coroner under terms approved by the commission, with benefits approved at least 60 days before election qualification. The act also repeals a prior act upon implementation and is retroactive to January 16, 2023 to implement the amended Act 2021-307.

Who It Affects

• Randolph County coroner — salary, benefits, and compensation structure set by the county; must waive other pay.
• Randolph County Commission — gains authority to set and adjust the coroner's salary and approve retirement and health benefits.
• Randolph County taxpayers / county general fund — fund the coroner's salary and benefits.
• Randolph County residents — formal recognition that the coroner is a full-time, on-call official.

Key Provisions

• Salary for the next term may be set up to $1,000 per month, effective 60 days before qualifying for election, paid from the county general fund.
• Starting January 2027 and for future terms, the commission may determine the coroner's annual salary at the beginning of each term, with increases as the commission sees fit.
• The coroner's salary is in lieu of any other salary or compensation; the coroner must waive other compensation to receive this salary.
• The county may authorize retirement and county health insurance for the coroner under terms approved by the county commission, with benefits approved at least 60 days before qualifying for election.
• Act repeals Act 2004-273 upon implementation of this amendatory act.
• This act is retroactive and curative to January 16, 2023 to implement Act 2021-307 as amended; any salary or compensation paid under it is ratified retroactively.
• The act becomes effective immediately after passage and 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

Randolph County, coroner, compensation