Senate Bill 252 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Kirk HatcherSenator

Democrat

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Governor's Mansion Authority employees further provided for

Summary

SB252 makes Governor's Mansion Authority employees state employees for insurance and merit-system purposes and sets leave-pay rules, with immediate effect.

What This Bill Does

The bill treats all full-time Governor's Mansion Authority employees as state employees for participating in state insurance programs and requires the Authority to pay the employer portion of those insurance costs (with employee contributions possibly deducted from pay). It also places all Authority employees in the unclassified service under the Merit System and sets rules for payout of accumulated leave at separation, with pre-date hires eligible for full payout and post-date hires limited to what Merit System rules generally provide. The changes take effect immediately.

Who It Affects

• Governor's Mansion Authority full-time employees, who will be treated as state employees for insurance and placed in the unclassified service

Key Provisions

• All full-time Authority employees shall participate in state insurance programs as state employees.
• The Authority shall pay the employer's contributions to insurance programs from its funds and may deduct employees' contributions from compensation.
• All Authority employees shall be members of the unclassified service for purposes of the Merit System.
• Leave payout on separation: employees employed before the effective date receive accumulated leave payout; employees hired after the effective date receive payout only to the extent provided to unclassified Merit System employees under State Personnel rules, as applicable.
• Act takes effect immediately.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 on Mar 11, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

State Government