# Alabama HB254: St. Clair County; mental health officer, powers and duties further provided

Alabama HB254, St. Clair County; mental health officer, powers and duties further provided, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Hill (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-11 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB254
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: St. Clair County; mental health officer, powers and duties further provided
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-04-11, Enacted
- Sponsor: Jim Hill (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: St. Clair County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (127 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- St. Clair probate filers pay added fees: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, St. Clair County charges an added $6.50 for each matter filed or recorded in probate. The Mental Health Advisory Board may raise or lower the fee, but it cannot exceed $8.50. The law authorizes these adjustments after August 1, 2021. The probate judge sends collections to…
- New crisis custody rules in St. Clair: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, St. Clair County has required steps for mental health crisis assessments, custody, and release. Police must contact the mental health officer when reasonable cause points to mental illness and a real, present threat of substantial harm. The threat must be to the person or…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jim Hill (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 441 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 255 | pass | 11 | 0 | 91 |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 54 | 0 | 46 |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-04-11: Enacted (House)
- 2025-04-03: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-01: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 441 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2025-04-01: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-03-19: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-02-27: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 255 (House)
- 2025-02-25: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-20: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-02-11: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation (House)
- 2025-02-11: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB254-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB254-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB254-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB254-enr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB254-2025rs (as of 2026-10-19).