# Alabama SB299: Barbour County; coroner, mileage rate revised

Alabama SB299, Barbour County; coroner, mileage rate revised, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by William M. Beasley (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2026-03-13 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB299
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Barbour County; coroner, mileage rate revised
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Last action: 2026-03-13, Enacted
- Sponsor: William M. Beasley (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Barbour County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (127 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Barbour County coroner gets new reimbursement rules: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Barbour County pays its coroner for mileage at the IRS business-use rate. This replaces the old rate of 50 cents per mile. The coroner also receives an expense allowance on top of existing compensation or allowances. The county commission sets the combined expense allowan…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: William M. Beasley (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 51 | 0 | 53 |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 661 | pass | 14 | 0 | 90 |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 534 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 31 | 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 661 (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)
- 2026-02-24: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 534 (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation (House)
- 2026-02-24: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2026-02-19: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB299-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB299-enr.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB299-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB299-enr.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB299-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).