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HB374 • 2026

Montgomery County; probate judge, compensation revised

Montgomery County; probate judge, compensation revised

Budget
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Ingram
Last action
2026-04-01
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about what happens if there is no probate judge serving on June 1, 2025. This uncertainty remains in the summary.

Montgomery County Probate Judge Compensation Change

This law changes the annual salary of the Montgomery County probate judge to $153,725 starting in June 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the yearly pay for the Montgomery County probate judge to $153,725 beginning on June 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The probate judge in Montgomery County who will receive a new fixed annual salary starting June 1, 2026.
  • Montgomery County Commission which must pay the increased salary from its budget.

Terms To Know

Probate Judge
A judge responsible for handling matters related to wills, estates, and other legal issues involving deceased individuals in Montgomery County.
General Fund
The main financial account used by the Montgomery County Commission to pay salaries and expenses of county operations.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Only affects one specific position in Montgomery County and does not change compensation for other judges or employees.
  • Does not specify what happens if there is no probate judge serving on June 1, 2025.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-01 House

    Enacted

  2. 2026-03-19 Senate

    Signature Requested

  3. 2026-03-17 Senate

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 876 (Yeas 34, Nays 0)

  4. 2026-03-17 Senate

    Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 34, Nays 0)

  5. 2026-03-17 House

    Enrolled

  6. 2026-03-17 House

    Ready to Enroll

  7. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  8. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  9. 2026-03-05 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 730 (Yeas 27, Nays 0)

  10. 2026-03-05 House

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 63, Nays 0)

  11. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  12. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation

  13. 2026-03-03 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  14. 2026-03-03 House

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  15. 2026-02-03 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  16. 2026-02-03 House

    Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Montgomery County Legislation

Official Summary Text

Montgomery County; probate judge, compensation revised

Current Bill Text

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HB374 ENROLLED
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HB374
L524UAY-2
By Representative Ingram (N & P)
RFD: Montgomery County Legislation
First Read: 03-Feb-26
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First Read: 03-Feb-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Montgomery County; to amend Section
45-51-84, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the
compensation of the judge of probate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 45-51-84, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"§45-51-84
(a) The per annum compensation shall be eighty-eight
thousand dollars ($88,000) for the judge of probate effective
October 1, 1996.
(b) The compensation amount in subsection (a) shall be
paid out of the general fund of the Montgomery County
Commission in the same manner as other county employees are
paid.
(c) Subsequent to October 1, 1996, the compensation
amount in subsection (a) shall be increased by the same
percentage as the across-the-board percentage increase
received by full-time county employees at the same time as the
increase is received by the county employees, except that the
amount shall not be increased by more than three thousand
dollars ($3,000) in any fiscal year.
(d) Beginning October 1, 2026, the individual serving
as judge of probate on June 1, 2025, in lieu of any other
salary, shall receive an annual salary of one hundred
fifty-three thousand seven hundred twenty-five dollars
($153,725) per year. "
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($153,725) per year. "
Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1,
2026.
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2026.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 05-Mar-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 17-Mar-26 Passed
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