HB511 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bryan BrinyarkRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Fayette County, duties and compensation of revenue commissioner further provided for

Summary

HB511 creates a Fayette County Revenue Commissioner to replace the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector, consolidating their duties and setting new election, staffing, and pay rules.

What This Bill Does

It establishes a new Fayette County Revenue Commissioner who will handle property assessment, tax collection, records, and reporting; the existing Tax Assessor and Tax Collector offices are abolished and their duties are moved to the Revenue Commissioner. The Revenue Commissioner is elected for six-year terms, with vacancy procedures and a requirement to appoint deputies and staff. It also reorganizes compensation, bonding, and office infrastructure, transferring fees and commissions to the county general fund and outlining a phased salary plan that starts at a minimum of $35,000 and includes an expense allowance, later increasing to a $67,000 base salary by 2027.

Who It Affects

• Fayette County taxpayers and residents, whose property assessments and tax collections will be handled by the new County Revenue Commissioner rather than separate assessor/collector offices.
• The offices of Fayette County Tax Assessor and Tax Collector, which are abolished and whose duties are transferred to the Revenue Commissioner.
• The Fayette County Revenue Commissioner, a new elected official responsible for duties, staff, and compensation related to the office.
• County government operations and staff, including deputies, clerks, and assistants, who will be appointed and supervised by the Revenue Commissioner and funded through the county.
• The county commission and judge of probate, who approve staff and bond requirements and handle funding for the new office.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Fayette County Office of Revenue Commissioner to take over the duties for ad valorem taxation, tax collection, records, and reports, consolidating these functions previously performed by the Tax Assessor and Tax Collector.
• Abolishes the offices of Tax Assessor and Tax Collector; if a vacancy occurs before the end of a term, the remaining official will continue duties for the remainder of the term and an election will be held for the Revenue Commissioner.
• Requires the Revenue Commissioner to be elected for a six-year term and allows the Commissioner to appoint a sufficient staff (deputies, clerks, assistants) with duties and compensation set with the approval of the county commission; staff acts have the same force as if performed by the Commissioner.
• Transfers to the Revenue Commissioner all fees, percentages, commissions, and other charges previously collected by assessor/collector to the county general fund; outlines office provisions and equipment support by the county.
• Sets compensation and bonds for the Revenue Commissioner: a minimum salary of $35,000 per year, with an oath and a bond approved by the judge of probate; bond costs paid from the county general fund and treated as a preferred claim.
• Provides a phased salary schedule: continue the current base salary through September 30, 2025; starting October 1, 2025, adds a $15,000 annual expense allowance; by October 1, 2027, base salary increases to $67,000 and the earlier allowances are void.
• Effective date and vacancy rules: the act becomes effective June 1, 2025; vacant offices trigger a rapid election within 45 days.

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

Subjects

Fayette County