# Alabama HB153: Class 8 municipalities; to authorize certain municipalities to opt out of county personnel board

Alabama HB153, Class 8 municipalities; to authorize certain municipalities to opt out of county personnel board, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Danny Garrett (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-02-24 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB153
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Class 8 municipalities; to authorize certain municipalities to opt out of county personnel board
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-02-24, Enacted
- Sponsor: Danny Garrett (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Counties & Municipalities
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (264 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Required job protections for municipal workers: benefit, medium. A municipality that leaves its county personnel board must create its own civil service system. It must protect existing county-system appointees' rights they have earned or are earning, except as otherwise provided by law. The municipality cannot engage in discrimination prohibited by state or fed…
- Some Alabama cities can leave personnel boards: mixed, low. The law lets qualifying Class 8 municipalities leave their county personnel board by passing an ordinance. They must span two counties and have at least 25,000 residents according to the last decennial census. They must also have been under a county personnel board on January 1, 2023. Leaving takes…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Danny Garrett (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 324 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 103 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 60 | pass | 97 | 0 | 5 |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-02-24: Enacted (House)
- 2026-02-17: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-12: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-02-12: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-02-10: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 324 (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-20: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 60 (House)
- 2026-01-20: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-14: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government (House)
- 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB153-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB153-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted)
- SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted)
- HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted)
- SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted)
- SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB153-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB153-enr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs)
- [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs)
- [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs)
- [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs)
- [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs)
- [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB153-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).