HB398 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Nathaniel LedbetterRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

DeKalb County; coroner and sheriff; further provide for expense allowance and salary of officers

Summary

HB398 updates DeKalb County coroner and sheriff compensation with new expense allowances and salary increases, effective June 1, 2024.

What This Bill Does

It sets the coroner’s monthly expense allowance at $2,000, plus an additional $400 per month, replacing other compensation and paid from the county general fund. It adds a sheriff expense allowance of $12,000 per year, payable monthly from the general fund, starting June 1, 2024, and increases the sheriff’s annual salary by $12,000 per year beginning at the end of the current sheriff’s term (with those changes paid monthly). It also recognizes prior sheriff allowances from 1993 and 2003, but states those older provisions would become null and void when the incumbent sheriff’s term ends. The act becomes effective June 1, 2024.

Who It Affects

• Coroner of DeKalb County—receives a new $2,000 per month expense allowance, plus an additional $400 per month, funded from the county general fund, replacing other compensation.
• Sheriff of DeKalb County—receives a new $12,000 per year expense allowance and a $12,000 per year salary increase starting at the end of the current sheriff’s term (both payable monthly from the county general fund); older allowances (from 1993 and 2003) remain in place until their terms are superseded, then become void after the term ends.

Key Provisions

• §45-25-60: Coroner — monthly expense allowance set at $2,000 (with an additional $400 per month); replaces other compensation; effective June 1, 2024; payable from county general fund.
• §45-25-230.01: Sheriff — (a)(1) prior allowances from 1993 ($15,000 per year) and salary increases; (b) prior allowances from 2003 ($5,000, $10,000, $15,000 over years) with voiding upon term expiration; (c) new 2024 allowances— starting June 1, 2024, an additional $12,000 per year expense allowance plus a $12,000 per year salary increase starting at the end of the incumbent’s term; both payable monthly from the county general fund; and those new changes become void after the term ends.
• §2: Effective date— this act becomes effective June 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

DeKalb County