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HB 112 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

St. Clair County; compensation revised for sheriff, judge of probate, revenue commissioner, chair and members of the county commission

HB 112 revises annual compensation for specific St. Clair County officials, directly affecting the sheriff, judge of probate, revenue commissioner, county commission chair, and commission members. Starting in 2026, the sheriff’s total compensation will reach $160,000 annually (effective 2027), while the judge of probate, revenue commissioner, and commission chair will receive $130,000 annually. Non-chair commission members will receive $45,000 annually, with all new rates replacing prior expense allowances. The bill repeals multiple previous acts governing these positions’ pay and takes effect June 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Signed Feb 4, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Feb 4, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled, transitioning from an introduced draft to an official legislative act. The substantive policy changes involve setting specific salary amounts and effective dates for St. Clair County officials, including a new provision for non-chair commission members. The text was also cleaned up to remove internal tracking codes and formatting artifacts from the drafting process.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on St. Clair County officials, but the enrolled version adds a new section covering non-chair members of the county commission, which was missing or incomplete in the introduced draft.
ELIGIBILITY

Added Section 5 to establish compensation for non-chair members of the St. Clair County Commission, setting an initial allowance to reach $45,000 and a base salary of $45,000 starting November 11, 2026.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the chair's base salary was changed from November 11, 2027 (in the draft) to November 11, 2026 (in the enrolled version).

TECHNICAL

Removed internal bill tracking codes, draft headers, and page markers to produce the final clean text of the enrolled act.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jan 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 117
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Local Legislation )
upper
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 17
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Local Legislation)
lower
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