# Alabama HB353: Courts, compensation of certain judicial officials and district attorneys further provided for Alabama HB353, Courts, compensation of certain judicial officials and district attorneys further provided for, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Hill (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-14 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB353-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB353 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Courts, compensation of certain judicial officials and district attorneys further provided for - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2025-05-14, Enacted - Sponsor: Jim Hill (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Courts & Judges - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (375 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - District attorneys get raises and pay protections: benefit, high. Beginning October 1, 2025, district attorneys have separate pay rules based on when they entered office. Those serving on October 1, 2021, earn $1,000 less yearly than the highest-paid circuit judge's state salary throughout their service. They are exempt from the newer salary schedule, and their r… - Service raises and pay protections for judges: benefit, high. Effective October 1, 2025, the law updates Alabama's judicial pay rules using starting salaries dated October 1, 2021. Annual base pay is $176,000 for the chief justice, $175,000 for associate Supreme Court justices, and $174,000 for appellate judges. Circuit judges start at $140,000 and district j… - Counties cannot add trial judges' pay: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, covered circuit and district judges can receive compensation only from the State Treasury. Counties cannot pay them salary supplements or expense allowances, even when local laws authorize those payments. This covers judges serving on October 1, 2021, and judges appointed… - Judge-linked pay freezes, then uses own service: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2021, covered public officials' and employees' judge-linked pay uses judicial compensation levels from September 30, 2021. This reference includes judicial salaries, supplements, and expense allowances; circuit judges, district judges, district attorneys, and the Attorney Gener… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jim Hill (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | House | Hill Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1192 | pass | 102 | 0 | | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 977 | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Barfoot motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 964 | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 577 | pass | 102 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 103 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2025-05-14: Enacted (House) - 2025-05-06: Finance and Taxation General Fund 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Barfoot motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 964 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 977 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Hill Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1192 (House) - 2025-05-06: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2025-05-06: Enrolled (House) - 2025-05-06: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Finance and Taxation General Fund 1st Amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2025-04-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 577 (House) - 2025-03-19: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2025-03-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-27: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund (House) - 2025-02-27: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB353-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB353-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/HB353-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB353-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) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB353-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).