# Alabama SB48: Boards of Registrars; qualifications of registrars revised; salary increased; status of employment further provided for Alabama SB48, Boards of Registrars; qualifications of registrars revised; salary increased; status of employment further provided for, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Bobby D. Singleton (Democratic); status enacted, last action 2025-03-04 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB48-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB48 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Boards of Registrars; qualifications of registrars revised; salary increased; status of employment further provided for - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-03-04, Enacted - Sponsor: Bobby D. Singleton (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: Elections, Voting, & Campaigns - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (320 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - County health coverage for long-serving registrars: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, counties can let registrar chairs or members with at least 16 years of service join county health plans. The county commission must approve participation. Eligible registrars receive the same terms, conditions, and employee contribution rates as county employees. This opt… - Higher daily pay for Alabama registrars: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, Alabama county registrars earn $115 per attendance day, up from $80—a $35 increase. They also receive holiday pay when the courthouse is closed, and counties cannot cut existing county supplements because of this law. The state sends counties monthly funds for pay and emp… - Travel repayment rules for county registrars: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, registrars receive official-travel mileage payments at the higher of the state or county rate. Counties pay travel and other expenses, and the state reimburses counties upon written request. In counties with at least 600,000 residents under the latest federal decennial ce… - New appointment and skill rules for registrars: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the Governor, State Auditor, and Agriculture Commissioner—or their majority—appoint county registrars and choose a chair. They must consider county racial, gender, urban, rural, and economic diversity, without guaranteeing any appointment outcome. Registrars must be count… - Public hours and workday limits for registrars: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, registrar boards must keep courthouse hours or make regular office hours public on designated workdays. A registrar or staff member must be present during those hours. A board quorum sets actual session days based on county needs, within county-specific yearly limits; man… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bobby D. Singleton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Merika Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Stewart (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-25 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 216 | pass | 101 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-02-25 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 101 | 0 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 103 | pass | 29 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 102 | pass | 30 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 101 | pass | 30 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 29 | 1 | 1 | ## Actions (24) - 2025-03-04: Enacted (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2025-02-25: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 216 (House) - 2025-02-25: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-02-25: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-19: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2025-02-13: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-13: State Governmental Affairs 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-13: State Governmental Affairs 2nd Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 101 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 102 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 103 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund (House) - 2025-02-13: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2025-02-12: State Governmental Affairs 1st Amendment (Senate) - 2025-02-12: State Governmental Affairs 2nd Amendment (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on State Governmental Affairs (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB48-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB48-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB48-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/SB48-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB48-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB48-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) - [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-SB48-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).