HB412 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Brock ColvinRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: Relating to Marshall County; to further provide for the residency requirement of the county engineer.
Summary: HB412 requires Marshall County's county engineer to reside in Marshall County or a neighboring county and to work full-time on county public works, with a strengthened termination process.
What This Bill Does
It changes the residency rule so the county engineer must live in Marshall County or an adjacent county during employment. It requires the engineer to devote their full time to maintenance and construction of Marshall County roads, bridges, parks, and other public properties. It preserves the engineer as a qualified civil engineer and adds a two-step termination process that requires four affirmative votes from the county commission and approval by the Marshall County Salary Commission. The act becomes effective immediately after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects
The county engineer position and the person serving in it: must reside in Marshall County or an adjacent county, work full-time on county public works, meet state qualifications, and be subject to a termination process requiring four county commission votes and Salary Commission approval.
Marshall County's governing bodies (County Commission and Salary Commission): responsible for appointing the county engineer and executing the revised termination process.

Key Provisions
Residency requirement: the county engineer must reside in Marshall County or a county that is adjacent to Marshall County during employment.
Full-time service: the county engineer must devote their entire time and attention to maintenance and construction of Marshall County public roads, highways, bridges, parks, and other public properties.
Qualifications: the county engineer must be a thoroughly qualified and competent civil engineer with qualifications required by Alabama law for county engineers.
Termination process: termination of the county engineer requires an affirmative vote of four members of the county commission at a regular session, and approval by a majority vote of the Marshall County Salary Commission.
Effective date: the act takes effect immediately after passage and governor 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: Marshall County, County Engineer, residing.