HB121 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim CarnsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

County and municipal employees; whistleblower protection provided

Summary

HB121 extends whistleblower protections to county and municipal employees, barring retaliation when they report violations to a public body.

What This Bill Does

It adds local government employees to the group protected from retaliation by their supervisors. It prohibits supervisors from firing, demoting, transferring, or taking any adverse action against an employee for reporting a violation to a public body (reports can be made under oath or as an affidavit). The protections take effect on October 1, 2024.

Who It Affects

• County, municipal, or other local subdivision employees who report violations to a public body and would be protected from retaliation.
• Supervisors and managers in counties, municipalities, and other local subdivisions who are restricted from taking adverse actions against protected employees for reporting violations.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits discharge, demotion, transfer, or any adverse employment action by a supervisor against a county or municipal employee who reports a violation to a public body.
• Allows or requires that reports of violations to a public body can be made under oath or in the form of an affidavit while seeking protection.
• Defines 'employee' to include county, municipal, or other local political subdivision employees, and defines 'public body' to include state and local agencies, boards, commissions, councils, or departments.
• Effective date: October 1, 2024.

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

Subjects

Counties & Municipalities