HB455 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Alan BakerRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Escambia County, county engineer, residency requirement in county made permissive
Summary: HB455 makes the residency requirement for Escambia County's county engineer permissive rather than mandatory.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the Escambia County Commission will appoint a county engineer to serve at its pleasure, who must meet the general qualifications for county engineers and will supervise the county's road and bridge work under the direction of the Board of Revenue. The engineer's salary will be set by the board and paid from the county's road and bridge funds. The engineer may reside in Escambia County during the term of employment, instead of being required to live in the county. The act becomes effective June 1, 2024.

Who It Affects
Escambia County government (the County Commission/Board of Revenue) who appoint and oversee the county engineer and pay their salary from road and bridge funds.
Individuals who might serve as Escambia County engineer, who can now choose to reside in the county or elsewhere, subject to qualifications.

Key Provisions
Residency requirement for the county engineer is made permissive; the engineer may reside in Escambia County during employment.
The county engineer is appointed by the Escambia County Commission and serves at the pleasure of the commission, with duties to supervise road and bridge work under the direction of the Board of Revenue.
The salary is determined by the Board of Revenue/Commission and paid in equal monthly installments from the county's road and bridge funds.
The act becomes effective on 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: Escambia County