Counties and municipalities; compensation of local officials, revised
SB 259 prevents certain fee increases from applying to counties in Category 1 or 3 as defined in existing law. It amends Section 12-19-90 to exclude these counties from fee adjustments mandated by Act 2000-108. This directly affects counties classified as Category 1 or 3 on June 1, 2000, by reducing their required fee increases under the current law. The bill changes how existing fee rules apply to specific counties without creating new fees or requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2026
Signed Mar 13, 2026
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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Mar 13, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized as 'Enrolled' from 'Engrossed' with minor formatting adjustments and a specific text fix in the Sheriff compensation section. The substantive policy content regarding county population categories, salary increases for officials, and expense allowances remains unchanged from the previous version.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting and numbering adjustments were made throughout the document to finalize the text for official enactment.
A grammatical error in the Sheriff compensation section was corrected by removing redundant words ('the The' and 'below:the').
The document title was updated from 'SB259 Engrossed' to 'SB259 Enrolled' to reflect its final status.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
5
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Singleton Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 665
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 632
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 631
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Lee 1st Amendment Offered
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (County and Municipal Government)
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 391
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 390
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment Offered (County and Municipal Government)
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment (County and Municipal Government)
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (County and Municipal Government)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bobby Singleton
DDemocratic
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