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AlabamaHB1602026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Tuscaloosa County; overtime compensation, public safety employees, further provided

Sponsored By: Ron Bolton (Republican)

Enacted

Tuscaloosa County

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

Municipal firefighters get overtime compensation choices

Beginning October 1, 2026, full-time, paid municipal fire protection employees in Tuscaloosa County can receive time-and-a-half overtime pay. They can instead choose 1.5 hours of compensatory leave for each qualifying overtime hour. Overtime applies after 24 hours in a tour of duty or 53 hours in a calendar week.

Tuscaloosa public safety director loses overtime eligibility

Beginning October 1, 2026, Tuscaloosa's Executive Director of Public Safety is excluded from these overtime benefits. The person holding this job cannot receive overtime pay or compensatory leave under the law-enforcement and fire-protection provisions.

Police overtime choices and longer shifts

Beginning October 1, 2026, Tuscaloosa County and city law-enforcement officers keep time-and-a-half overtime pay or their choice of time-and-a-half leave. This includes officers employed under L.E.A.A. or L.E.P.A. grants. The regular thresholds remain more than 8 hours daily or 40 hours in a calendar week. Northport or Tuscaloosa city councils can authorize four 10-hour shifts, raising the daily threshold to 10 hours for assigned officers. The weekly threshold stays at 40 hours; officers working five 8-hour shifts keep the regular thresholds.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Ron Bolton

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 132 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/12/2026

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 377

Yes: 29 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/12/2026

Third Reading in Second House

Yes: 29 • No: 0

House vote • 1/22/2026

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 110

Yes: 16 • No: 0 • Other: 83

House vote • 1/22/2026

Third Reading in House of Origin

Yes: 58 • No: 0 • Other: 39

Actions Timeline

  1. Enacted

    2/24/2026House

  2. Signature Requested

    2/17/2026Senate

  3. Delivered to Governor

    2/17/2026House

  4. Third Reading in Second House

    2/12/2026Senate

  5. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 377

    2/12/2026Senate

  6. Ready to Enroll

    2/12/2026House

  7. Enrolled

    2/12/2026House

  8. Reported Out of Committee Second House

    2/10/2026Senate

  9. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

    2/10/2026Senate

  10. Third Reading in House of Origin

    1/22/2026House

  11. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 110

    1/22/2026House

  12. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation

    1/22/2026Senate

  13. Pending Committee Action in Second House

    1/22/2026Senate

  14. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

    1/21/2026House

  15. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

    1/21/2026House

  16. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Tuscaloosa County Legislation

    1/13/2026House

  17. Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

    1/13/2026House

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