HB323 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randy WoodRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Calhoun County, provides for the compensation of the license commissioner

Summary

HB323 changes Calhoun County's license commissioner compensation by altering term length, setting a salary, and adding then phasing out a temporary expense allowance.

What This Bill Does

It amends the law to create a six-year term for Calhoun County's license commissioner beginning with the 1980 election and a starting salary of $22,500 per year from January 1981, paid from the county treasury. It adds an expense allowance equal to 12.5% of the salary starting July 1, 2024, payable monthly from the county's general fund. Beginning with the next term after July 1, 2024, the salary will be 112.5% of the June 1, 2024 salary and the expense allowance will be void. The act becomes effective June 1, 2024.

Who It Affects

• Calhoun County license commissioner(s): their term length will be six years starting in 1981, with a base salary of $22,500 per year, plus a temporary 12.5% expense allowance beginning July 1, 2024, which will later be replaced by a higher base salary.
• Calhoun County government (county treasury/general fund): responsible for paying the license commissioner’s salary and the expense allowance (through July 1, 2024) and then funding the adjusted salary from the next term onward.

Key Provisions

• Establishes a six-year term for the Calhoun County license commissioner beginning with the 1980 election, with the term starting January 1981 and a salary of $22,500 per year, paid from the county treasury.
• Implements a temporary expense allowance equal to 12.5% of the salary starting July 1, 2024, payable from the county's general fund, and states it is in addition to other compensation; thereafter, the next term after July 1, 2024 sets the salary at 112.5% of the June 1, 2024 salary and the expense allowance is void.

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

Subjects

Calhoun County