HB399 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Reed IngramRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

District Attorneys; salary further provided for

Summary

HB399 would change district attorney salaries by updating how and when increases can occur and by setting new salary standards for current and newly appointed DAs.

What This Bill Does

For DAs serving on October 1, 2021, the bill keeps their salary baseline tied to the highest circuit judge minus $1,000 and allows increases only after completing each term; there are scheduled 7.5% increases after the first, second, and third terms. For DAs newly appointed or elected after October 1, 2021, the bill sets an initial salary of $140,000 and provides 7.5% increases after each term (first, second, and third). The bill also prohibits diminishing the compensation of DAs who were in service on October 1, 2021. It becomes effective immediately upon ratification of a constitutional amendment to allow increases during a DA’s term of office.

Who It Affects

• District attorneys who were in office on October 1, 2021; their pay remains tied to the highest-paid circuit judge minus $1,000 and increases would occur only after term completion, with specified percentage increases, and they cannot be diminished.
• District attorneys newly appointed or elected after October 1, 2021; they would start at $140,000 and receive 7.5% increases after the first, second, and third terms.

Key Provisions

• Section 12-17-182(a)(1): Existing DAs (as of Oct 1, 2021) are paid an annual salary equal to the highest paid circuit judge minus $1,000, and those in office on Oct 1, 2021 are exempt from subsection (b).
• Section 12-17-182(a)(2): A district attorney's salary may only increase after the completion of the term for which they were appointed or elected, and after completion of any subsequent elected term.
• Section 12-17-182(b)(1): New DAs appointed or elected after Oct 1, 2021 shall receive an initial salary of $140,000.
• Section 12-17-182(b)(2): The salary of DAs shall increase by 7.5% after the first term, then by 7.5% after the second term, and by 7.5% after the third term.
• Section 12-17-182(c): The compensation of DAs serving on Oct 1, 2021 may not be diminished.
• Section 2: The act becomes effective immediately upon ratification of the 2022 constitutional amendment to allow salary increases during a DA's term of office, as proposed in HB2024 Regular Session.

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

Subjects

State & State Officers