# Alabama HB441: Escambia County; sheriff authorized to contract with municipalities to provide police services

Alabama HB441, Escambia County; sheriff authorized to contract with municipalities to provide police services, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alan Baker (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-03-05 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB441
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Escambia County; sheriff authorized to contract with municipalities to provide police services
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Last action: 2026-03-05, Enacted
- Sponsor: Alan Baker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Escambia County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (136 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Escambia County sheriff can receive extra pay: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, the Escambia County sheriff can receive extra pay for duties tied to municipal police contracts. The county commission must adopt a resolution authorizing the pay, and the sheriff and commission must agree to it. The county pays this amount separately from the sheriff’s regu…
- Escambia towns can contract for sheriff services: mixed, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, Escambia County towns and cities can contract with the sheriff for police services. Contracts can cover town limits and the town’s police jurisdiction. They can authorize the sheriff and commissioned deputies to enforce laws and town ordinances, make arrests, and issue citat…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alan Baker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Hammett (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 596 | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 33 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 56 | 0 | 46 |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 467 | pass | 14 | 0 | 90 |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-03-05: Enacted (House)
- 2026-02-26: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-02-26: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-02-25: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 596 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-02-24: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-02-19: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 467 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-02-17: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation (House)
- 2026-02-12: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB441-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB441-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted)
- 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/HB441-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB441-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-HB441-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).