HB313 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul W. LeeRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Houston County, compensation of sheriff and coroner further provided for

Summary

HB313 raises Houston County sheriff and coroner salaries and rewrites pay rules for the county commission's chair and district commissioners, with an effective date of June 1, 2025.

What This Bill Does

It sets the coroner’s annual salary at $22,000 and the sheriff’s at $150,000 starting June 1, 2025, and requires these positions to receive uniform pay increases similar to other county employees. It repeals existing compensation statutes for the sheriff and coroner and replaces them with a new compensation framework for county officials, including defined expense allowances for commissioners and a formula tying the chair’s pay to a percentage of the probate judge’s 2007 base. It also establishes ongoing rules for how expense allowances are treated (whether as salary or base pay) and when they convert to base salary, with an effective date of June 1, 2025.

Who It Affects

• Houston County Sheriff and Houston County Coroner — receive specified new salary levels and become eligible for uniform pay increases similar to other county employees.
• Chair of the Houston County Commission and Houston County District Commissioners — compensation framework revised, including monthly expense allowances (district commissioners $250/month, chair $500/month) and rules for transitioning allowances to base salary, with the chair’s pay tied to a percentage of the probate judge’s 2007 compensation.

Key Provisions

• Section 1 and Section 2 establish the new salaries: Coroner $22,000 per year and Sheriff $150,000 per year, both eligible for uniform increases (e.g., cost-of-living) effective June 1, 2025.
• Section 3 and related amendments repeal existing sheriff/coroner compensation statutes and replace them with a revised framework for Houston County officials, including: (a) chair compensation set to 85% of the probate judge’s monthly pay as of April 1, 2007, paid as a monthly expense allowance until the next term, then included in base salary; (b) sheriff and chair expense allowance mechanics and conversion timing; (c) district commissioners’ monthly expense allowance of $250; (d) chair’s monthly expense allowance of $500; and (e) conversion rules and deductions.

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

Subjects

Houston County