# Alabama HB452: Colbert County, sheriff's compensation further provided for

Alabama HB452, Colbert County, sheriff's compensation further provided for, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kerry (Bubba) Underwood (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-21 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB452
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Colbert County, sheriff's compensation further provided for
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-19
- Last action: 2025-04-21, Enacted
- Sponsor: Kerry (Bubba) Underwood (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Colbert County
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (129 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay for Colbert County sheriff: benefit, high. Beginning October 1, 2025, an expense allowance raises the Colbert County sheriff’s total annual pay from $50,000 to $96,000. On January 18, 2027, $96,000 becomes base salary, replacing prior salary, allowances, and fees paid as compensation. Beginning October 1, 2025, the sheriff also gets all uni…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kerry (Bubba) Underwood (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ernie Yarbrough (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Kiel (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 633 | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 540 | pass | 15 | 0 | 83 |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 62 | 0 | 35 |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-04-21: Enacted (House)
- 2025-04-10: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 633 (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2025-04-10: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-04-10: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-10: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (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 540 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-03-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-19: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation (House)
- 2025-03-19: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB452-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB452-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/HB452-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB452-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-HB452-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).