SB155 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Kirk HatcherSenator
Democrat
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: State employees; salary deductions further provided for
Summary: SB155 would allow state employee salary deductions for certain financial instruments offered through membership associations, expanding current deduction options.
What This Bill Does
It expands the kinds of deductions from state employees' salaries to include financial instruments offered by membership associations (in addition to dues, voluntary contributions, and insurance). Deductions would be available only when a group of at least 200 participating state employees requests them, and deductions would be taken at least monthly and remitted to the specified association or organization. Employees could terminate these deductions with two months' written notice. The State Comptroller could collect an administration fee up to 1% of the total deductions, and the bill includes non-substantive technical updates with an effective date of October 1, 2025.

Who It Affects
State employees who participate in eligible groups (200+ employees) could have new types of deductions from their salaries for financial instruments through membership associations.
State Comptroller, payroll offices, and participating membership associations/organizations would administer and receive these deductions and may charge up to a 1% administration fee.

Key Provisions
Adds financial instruments offered through membership associations to the list of allowable salary deductions (along with membership dues, voluntary contributions, and insurance premiums).
Requires deductions to be requested by a group of at least 200 participating state employees, made at least monthly, and remitted to the specified association, company, or organization.
Allows an employee to terminate the deduction with two months' written notice to the relevant association and payroll officials.
authorizes the State Comptroller to collect an administration fee not to exceed 1% of total deductions; includes nonsubstantive updates and sets an effective date of October 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: Government Administration