HB506 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Tracy EstesRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: Relating to Marion County; to amend Sections 45-47-230 and 45-47-242.21, Code of Alabama 1975, to abolish certain expense allowances paid to certain county officials; to revise the salaries of the sheriff, revenue commissioner, and members of the county commission; and to repeal Section 45-47-70, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to expense allowances paid to members of the Marion County Commission.
Summary: HB506 would abolish certain monthly expense allowances for Marion County officials and replace them with fixed annual salaries for the sheriff, revenue commissioner, and county commissioners, while shifting some duties and repealing an older allowance statute.
What This Bill Does
The bill ends several monthly expense allowances for county officials and sets fixed annual pay: the sheriff would have a total of $80,000 per year, the revenue commissioner $72,000 per year, and each county commissioner $60,000 per year. The changes are phased, with initial monthly allowances used to reach the new totals, then removed at the start of the next term. It also transfers motor vehicle license and ad valorem tax duties from the probate judge to the revenue commissioner, with the revenue commissioner receiving an additional $5,000 per year for these duties, and repeals the existing expense-allowance statute for Marion County Commission members (45-47-70). The new salaries replace other compensation provisions in the respective offices and begin immediately, with a transition to salary-only after the next term.

Who It Affects
Sheriff, chief deputy sheriff, deputy sheriffs, and sheriff's clerk will see monthly expense allowances replaced by a total annual compensation structure (sheriff total $80,000/year; deputies/clerks previously used allowances), transitioning to a salary-based system after the next term.
Marion County Revenue Commissioner will have total compensation set at $72,000 per year (replacing prior monthly allowances), with duties for motor vehicle licensing and ad valorem tax work shifted to the revenue commissioner and an additional $5,000/year for those duties.
Marion County Commission members will have total compensation set at $60,000 per year (replacing prior monthly allowances), transitioning to a salary-based system after the next term.
County residents and the Marion County general fund will be affected because funding for these salaries and any transition of duties comes from the county's general fund.

Key Provisions
45-47-230(a): authorizes a $100/month expense allowance for the chief deputy sheriff, each deputy sheriff, and the sheriff's clerk, payable from the county general fund, in addition to other compensation.
45-47-230(b): sheriff gets $500/month, and each deputy sheriff gets $50/month as an expense allowance, paid from the county general fund, in addition to other compensation.
45-47-242.21(a): probate judge is relieved of duties related to tax assessment/collection and issuance fees; revenue commissioner will receive commissions/fees for those duties and remit to the general fund.
45-47-242.21(b)-(c): revenue commissioner shall perform motor vehicle license plate duties and ad valorem tax duties, with an additional $5,000/year compensation for these duties.
Section 2(a)-(b): beginning on the act’s effective date, sheriff’s total compensation will be $80,000/year (including any new allowances); at the next term, the allowance would be void and the sheriff would receive $80,000/year as salary-only.
Section 3(a)-(b): beginning on the act’s effective date, revenue commissioner’s total compensation will be $72,000/year (including any new allowances); at the next term, the allowance would be void and the revenue commissioner would receive $72,000/year as salary-only.
Section 4(a)-(b): beginning on the act’s effective date, county commissioners will receive $60,000/year total compensation; at the next term, the allowance would be void and commissioners would receive $60,000/year as salary-only.
Section 5: repeals Section 45-47-70, which related to expense allowances paid to Marion County Commission members.
Section 6: act becomes effective immediately after passage.

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Subjects: Marion County, further provided for the compensation of certain county officials