HB281 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim HillRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

St. Clair County, coroner and deputy coroner, salary and expense allowance.

Summary

HB281 adds new monthly and yearly expense allowances for St. Clair County's coroner and deputy coroner, converts those allowances to salaries after current terms, and funds them from the county's general fund starting October 1, 2024.

What This Bill Does

Starting October 1, 2024, the coroner will receive a $525 per month expense allowance, and the deputy coroner will receive a $2,600 per year expense allowance (paid monthly from the county's general fund). When the incumbent coroner's term ends, these allowances will be converted to a salary payable monthly from the general fund, and prior allowances will become void. Similarly, when the incumbent deputy coroner's term ends, any existing deputy/assistant allowances will be converted to salary, the position will be titled Deputy Coroner of St. Clair County, and salary will be paid monthly from the general fund; prior allowances will become void. The act takes effect October 1, 2024.

Who It Affects

• Coroner of St. Clair County: will receive a new monthly expense allowance and, after the term ends, this allowance will convert to a salary.
• Deputy Coroner of St. Clair County: will receive a new annual expense allowance (paid monthly) and, after the term ends, this allowance will convert to salary with the title Deputy Coroner of St. Clair County.

Key Provisions

• Section 1(a): Beginning October 1, 2024, the coroner gets a $525 monthly expense allowance, in addition to other pay, payable from the county's general fund.
• Section 1(b): After the incumbent coroner's term ends, the coroner's expense allowance and prior allowances convert to a monthly salary from the general fund, and prior allowances become void.
• Section 2(a): Beginning October 1, 2024, the deputy coroner gets a $2,600 per year expense allowance (paid monthly), in addition to other pay, payable from the county's general fund.
• Section 2(b): After the incumbent deputy coroner's term ends, any deputy/assistant allowances convert to a salary, the position is named Deputy Coroner of St. Clair County, salary paid monthly from the general fund, and prior allowances become void.
• Section 3: The act takes effect 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

St. Clair County