Senate Bill 132 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Shay Shelnutt Senator

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Class 8 municipalities; to authorize certain municipalities to opt out of county personnel board

Description

Under existing law, each county with a population of 400,000 or more shall have a county personnel board for all employees and appointees holding positions in the classified service of the county and each municipality with a population of 5,000 or more.

This bill would authorize a Class 8 municipality with a population of 25,000 or more according to the last decennial census and that has a corporate limit lying in two counties to opt out of the county personnel board's jurisdiction after six months notice, and to opt back in to the jurisdiction of the county personnel board not less than 10 years thereafter at the sole discretion of the municipality.

This bill would require a municipality that opts out of a county personnel board's jurisdiction to create its own municipal civil service system and continue all vested rights and interests of employees and appointees who were subject to the county personnel board.

This bill would prohibit a municipality subject to this act from engaging in discrimination which is in violation of federal or state law and would require the municipality to adopt a certain antidiscrimination SB132 INTRODUCED policy.

This bill would provide and confirm that the act is intended to be retroactive and curative.

This bill would also repeal a law that authorizes certain Class 8 municipalities to opt out of a county personnel board.

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Subjects

Counties & Municipalities