HB1 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Phillip PettusRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Public Safety; salary adjustments provided to certain law enforcement officers

Summary

HB1 would raise salaries for Alabama DPS law enforcement officers across several ranks and adjust related pay scales, effective the first payday after September 1, 2024.

What This Bill Does

The bill sets new annual salaries for state trooper trainee, trooper, senior state trooper, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, and captain at specific pay grades, with corporal, lieutenant, and captain receiving an extra one-step increase. These adjustments do not change normal merit raises. The State Personnel Department would revise classifications and pay schedules to reflect the increases, and the revised pay plans would apply to current and future arresting officers and comparable classifications; the Comptroller would issue warrants based on the revised rates. The changes take effect on the first payday on or after September 1, 2024, and the act becomes effective immediately after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Group 1: State trooper trainees, troopers, senior state troopers, corporals, sergeants, lieutenants, and captains employed by the Department of Public Safety, whose annual salaries would be adjusted to the new pay grades (with certain ranks receiving an extra one-step increase).
• Group 2: The State Personnel Department (to revise classifications and pay schedules) and the State Comptroller (to issue warrants reflecting the revised pay rates) and, more broadly, current and future arresting officers and comparable classifications who would be covered by the revised pay scales.

Key Provisions

• Set the annual salary for each position to specific pay grade steps: trainee at grade 77, trooper at 79, senior trooper at 81, corporal at 82 (with a one-step increase), sergeant at 83, lieutenant at 84 (with a one-step increase), and captain at 85 (with a one-step increase).
• Apply the salary changes to the first payday on or after September 1, 2024.
• Corporal, lieutenant, and captain receive an extra one-step salary increase beyond the base step.
• Salary adjustments do not affect normal annual merit raises.
• The State Personnel Department must revise classifications, pay scales, and rates to reflect the increases and ensure applicability to current and future arresting officers and comparable DPS classifications.
• The revised classifications, rates, and ranges are to be sent to the State Comptroller, who will issue warrants accordingly.
• The act becomes effective immediately after passage and the governor's approval (or otherwise becomes law).

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

State Government