SB221 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jack W. WilliamsSenator

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Mobile County, compensation of judge of probate further provided for

Summary

SB221 updates Mobile County's compensation for the judge of probate by adding an expense allowance, scheduling future salary increases, and repealing an older compensation law.

What This Bill Does

The bill keeps the judge of probate's base salary the same as of February 1, 2025 through January 20, 2031. Beginning June 1, 2025, the judge will also receive an annual expense allowance of $49,000 paid from the county general fund. On January 20, 2031, the base salary increases by $49,000 and the expense allowance is repealed. The judge is also eligible for uniform pay increases given to county employees, with rules on how these increases are applied to salary or expense allowances and how they affect retirement calculations; the act also repeals Act 443-1967 and becomes effective June 1, 2025.

Who It Affects

• Mobile County Judge of Probate — receives a $49,000 annual expense allowance starting 6/1/2025, base salary remains the same until 2031, then base salary increases by $49,000 and the expense allowance ends, and becomes eligible for county-wide pay raises under specified rules (including retirement treatment).
• Mobile County government and taxpayers — fund the expense allowance from the county general fund and are affected by how uniform pay raises are granted, converted between salary and expense, and how those changes impact the county budget and retirement costs.

Key Provisions

• Until January 20, 2031, the Mobile County Judge of Probate keeps the same base annual salary as on February 1, 2025.
• Starting June 1, 2025, the judge receives an additional annual expense allowance of $49,000 payable from the county general fund.
• Effective January 20, 2031, the base salary is increased by $49,000 and the expense allowance is repealed.
• From June 1, 2025, the judge is entitled to all uniform increases in compensation provided to county employees, with specific rules about how increases are applied to total compensation, paid as expense allowances during a term, and converted to salary at the start of the next term; the expense allowance is treated as salary for retirement purposes.
• Act 443, 1967 (the prior compensation law for the judge of probate in Mobile County) is repealed, and the act becomes effective June 1, 2025.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

Mobile County