# Alabama HB505: Alabama Tax Tribunal, judge compensation revised, period of time to file an appeal to tribunal increased

Alabama HB505, Alabama Tax Tribunal, judge compensation revised, period of time to file an appeal to tribunal increased, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Chris Sells (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-14 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB505
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Alabama Tax Tribunal, judge compensation revised, period of time to file an appeal to tribunal increased
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Last action: 2025-05-14, Enacted
- Sponsor: Chris Sells (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Taxation & Revenue
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (229 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More Time for Alabama Tax Appeals: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, taxpayers get 60 days instead of 30 to appeal final Alabama Department of Revenue assessments. Appeals can go to the Alabama Tax Tribunal or circuit court. The clock starts when the assessment is mailed or personally delivered, whichever happens first. Circuit court appea…
- Alabama Tax Judges Get New Pay Rules: cost, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, Alabama Tax Tribunal judge pay is tied to state Merit System pay ranges. The chief judge earns the top salary in the chief administrative law judge range. The chief judge sets associate judges’ salaries, capped at the top of the administrative law judge range. The law does n…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Chris Sells (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1013 | pass | 28 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 846 | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 101 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-14: Enacted (House)
- 2025-05-07: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1013 (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2025-05-07: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-05-07: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-15: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 846 (House)
- 2025-04-08: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-08: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-01: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government (House)
- 2025-04-01: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB505-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB505-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/HB505-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB505-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-HB505-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).