# Alabama SB202: Montgomery County; sheriff; expense allowance and salary

Alabama SB202, Montgomery County; sheriff; expense allowance and salary, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Kirk Hatcher (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2026-03-13 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB202
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Montgomery County; sheriff; expense allowance and salary
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Enacted
- Sponsor: Kirk Hatcher (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Montgomery County
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (136 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay for Montgomery County sheriffs: benefit, high. The law raises the Montgomery County sheriff’s yearly expense allowance from $20,000 to $70,000 after two full consecutive terms. This allowance comes in equal monthly payments, adds to other pay and benefits, and may count toward retirement contributions. It ends when the term of the sheriff servi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kirk Hatcher (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Will Barfoot (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 659 | pass | 20 | 0 | 83 |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 58 | 0 | 36 |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 29 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 372 | pass | 29 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2026-03-13: Enacted (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Delivered to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Signature Requested (House)
- 2026-03-04: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Third Reading in Second House (House)
- 2026-03-03: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 659 (House)
- 2026-03-03: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2026-02-26: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-12: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 372 (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Montgomery County Legislation (House)
- 2026-02-12: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2026-02-10: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB202-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB202-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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/SB202-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB202-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-SB202-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).