Hearing
Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 13:00:00
HB177 Alabama 2024 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB177 Alabama 2024 Session
House Bill
In Committee
Current Status
Regular Session 2024
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Chris Sells RepresentativeRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2024
- Title
- Commerce Dept; secretary and deputy secretary salary revised
- Description
Under existing law, the salary of the Secretary of Commerce and the salaries of the deputy secretaries of the Department of Commerce may not exceed a specific dollar amount above the highest paid non-merit position in the department.
This bill would provide that the salary of the Secretary of Commerce would be set by the Governor in the same manner as other department heads are set.
This bill would provide that the salary of the deputy secretaries would be set by the secretary and approved by the Governor.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- State & State Officers
Bill Actions
S
Carried Over
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee Second House
S
Pending Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
H
Third Reading in House of Origin
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 86
H
Third Reading in House of Origin
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
H
Pending House State Government
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government
Calendar
Hearing
House State Government Hearing
Room 206 at 15:00:00
Bill Text
Votes
Third Reading House of Origin
Yes
100
Abstained
1
Absent
2
Third Reading House of Origin
Yes
100
Abstained
1
Absent
2
Passed House Of Origin
Yes
99
Abstained
1
Absent
3
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB177 Alabama 2024 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature