SB317 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: William “Bill” M. BeasleySenator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: Relating to Macon County; to provide for the salary of the judge of probate; to ratify and confirm prior payments to the judge of probate prior to the effective date of this act; and to repeal Section 45-44-84 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to Macon County and the salary of the judge of probate.
Summary: SB317 sets the Macon County Judge of Probate's salary at $89,000 per year starting Oct 1, 2023, allows future cost-of-living raises, ratifies past payments, and repeals an old salary statute.
What This Bill Does
It fixes the Judge of Probate in Macon County at an $89,000 yearly salary, paid from the county general fund in equal monthly installments. This salary replaces any previously provided salary or compensation, except the expense allowance shown in the county officers act. Starting Oct 1, 2024, the salary will include cost-of-living raises or other uniform increases granted to all county employees. The bill also ratifies past payments to the judge made from Jan 15, 2019 onward that were incorrectly paid and repeals Section 45-44-84 along with conflicting laws; the act becomes effective after governor approval.

Who It Affects
Macon County Judge of Probate — will receive a fixed salary of $89,000 per year starting Oct 1, 2023, with future COLA adjustments.
Macon County government and taxpayers — must fund the salary from the county general fund and adjust budgeting to reflect the repeal of the old salary statute and the new compensation framework.

Key Provisions
Section 1(a): Effective Oct 1, 2023, the Judge of Probate in Macon County gets a $89,000 yearly salary, paid in equal monthly installments from the county general fund; this replaces other compensation except the specified expense allowance.
Section 1(b): Effective Oct 1, 2024, the salary will be increased to include any cost-of-living raises or uniform increases granted to all county employees.
Section 1(c): Past payments made to the Judge of Probate starting Jan 15, 2019, through the time before discontinuation, that were incorrectly paid, are ratified and confirmed.
Section 2: Repeals any laws that conflict with this act, including Section 45-44-84 of the Code of Alabama 1975.
Section 3: The act becomes effective immediately after passage and approval by the Governor.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Macon County, judge of probate, salary