# Alabama SB259: Counties and municipalities; compensation of local officials, revised Alabama SB259, Counties and municipalities; compensation of local officials, revised, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bobby D. Singleton (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2026-03-13 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB259-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB259 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Counties and municipalities; compensation of local officials, revised - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-03 - Last action: 2026-03-13, Enacted - Sponsor: Bobby D. Singleton (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Counties & Municipalities - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (417 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - County officials share qualifying employee raises: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, eligible county officials receive the same qualifying uniform raises as full-time county employees. Raises apply to base salary and expense allowances; excluding employees on probation does not disqualify a raise. Merit raises qualify only when all employees receive the same… - State-linked local officials face raise limits: cost, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, local officials whose pay is tied to state officials' pay are excluded from uniform county raises. Conflicting local laws enacted before the 2026 Regular Session become invalid when the May 31, 2026 officeholder leaves office. After the 2025 Regular Session, local laws canno… - Supernumerary officials excluded from county raises: cost, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, people holding supernumerary offices do not receive pay or expense allowance increases under this chapter. Another law can provide an exception. - New base pay rules for county officials: mixed, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, covered Alabama county offices use their May 31, 2026 base compensation as the pay baseline. Covered offices include commission chairs and members, probate judges, sheriffs, tax assessors, tax collectors, revenue commissioners, license commissioners, and elected assistant ta… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bobby D. Singleton (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Singleton Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 665 | pass | 29 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 631 | pass | 98 | 0 | 6 | | 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 99 | 1 | 2 | | 2026-02-26 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 632 | pass | 100 | 0 | 4 | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 391 | pass | 29 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 30 | 1 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 390 | pass | 32 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 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: Singleton Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 665 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2026-02-26: Lee 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2026-02-26: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 631 (House) - 2026-02-26: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 632 (House) - 2026-02-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-02-18: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-02-12: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-02-12: County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 390 (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 391 (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Engrossed (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government (House) - 2026-02-12: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-02-10: County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment (Senate) - 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) - 2026-02-03: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate) - 2026-02-03: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB259-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB259-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB259-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/SB259-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB259-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB259-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) - [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-SB259-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).