HJR216 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Phillip PettusRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Urging the State of Alabama Personnel Department to Conduct a Study of State Trooper Pay

Summary

HJR216 urges Alabama's Personnel Department, with ALEA, to study state trooper pay and report recommendations before the 2025 legislative session.

What This Bill Does

It directs the State Personnel Department to conduct a study of state trooper pay and compare it to similar positions in the Southeast and to other Alabama law enforcement agencies, then provide a report with recommendations to the Legislature before the first day of the 2025 Regular Session.

Who It Affects

• State troopers and other Alabama law enforcement officers whose pay is being reviewed and compared for competitiveness.
• The Alabama State Personnel Department (and ALEA), which must conduct the study and cooperate to complete the report.

Key Provisions

• Urges the State Personnel Department, with cooperation from ALEA, to conduct a study of state trooper pay.
• The study compares trooper pay to pay for similar positions in other Southeast states and to other Alabama law enforcement agencies.
• The Personnel Department must provide a report with recommendations to the Legislature before the first day of the 2025 Regular Session.
• The bill references the Personnel Department's role in merit systems, classification, and pay plan reviews as the basis for conducting this study.

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

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