HB430 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Thomas JacksonRepresentative

Democrat

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Monroe County, sheriff, qualifications, continuing education required

Summary

HB430 in Monroe County requires strict sheriff qualifications for candidates and imposes a yearly executive-level education requirement for elected sheriffs.

What This Bill Does

The bill sets Monroe County–specific rules for who can run for sheriff or serve in the office, including citizenship, county residency, voter registration, education, age, prior law enforcement experience with current certification, and a felony-conviction prohibition (with recertification rules if previously retired or separated). It also requires that, once elected, the sheriff complete at least 12 hours per year of executive-level continuing education approved by recognized associations. The act applies only to Monroe County and takes effect June 1, 2025.

Who It Affects

• People who want to run for Monroe County sheriff or be appointed to the office: must meet the new, detailed qualifications to qualify.
• Current and future Monroe County sheriffs: must complete at least 12 hours of annual executive-level continuing education after election.
• Monroe County residents and voters: changes to who can hold the office may affect local law enforcement leadership.

Key Provisions

• Section 1 limits the act to Monroe County.
• Section 2 lists qualifications for sheriff candidates/officeholders: U.S. citizen; one-year county residency before qualifying; county elector status with one-year voter registration before qualifying; high school diploma or GED; minimum age 25; at least three years of full-time law enforcement service with arrest power, certified by the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, and no long gap since active service (with recertification required if retired/separated for more than two consecutive years) or equivalent recertification before qualifying; no felony convictions in this state or in other jurisdictions where it would be treated as a felony in Alabama.
• Section 3 requires the elected sheriff to complete at least 12 hours per year of executive-level continuing education approved by recognized associations.
• Section 4 becomes effective June 1, 2025.

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

Subjects

Monroe County