HB221 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim HillRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

St. Clair County, further provides for the compensation of the revenue commissioner

Summary

HB221 changes how St. Clair County's Revenue Commissioner gets paid, adding new allowances now and promising salary parity with the Probate Judge later.

What This Bill Does

It creates an expense account allow­ance for the Revenue Commissioner equal to the difference between the May 5, 2023 salary and the Probate Judge's salary, paid in equal monthly installments from the county's general fund, replacing prior expense allowances. Starting June 1, 2025, it adds an additional monthly expense allowance of $375 from the general fund. After the next term of office following October 1, 2027, the Revenue Commissioner would receive an annual salary equal to the Probate Judge's salary and the previous allowances would be void. The bill also repeals a prior compensation provision (Act 2020-182, Section 4) and becomes effective June 1, 2025.

Who It Affects

• Revenue Commissioner of St. Clair County: would receive a new expense account allowance and, later, potential salary parity with the Probate Judge.
• St. Clair County general fund: would pay these adjustments from the county's general fund.

Key Provisions

• Amends Act 2023-120 to provide an expense account allowance for the Revenue Commissioner equal to the difference between the May 5, 2023 salary and the Judge of Probate's salary, payable monthly from the county general fund; replaces prior expense allowances.
• Starting June 1, 2025, adds an additional monthly expense allowance of $375 from the general fund.
• After the next term of office following October 1, 2027, the Revenue Commissioner would have an annual salary equal to the Judge of Probate's salary and subsections (a) and (b) would be void.
• Repeals Act 2020-182, Section 4, related to the compensation of the Revenue Commissioner.
• The act becomes effective June 1, 2025.

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Subjects

St. Clair County