HB410 • 2026

Limestone County; sheriff's compensation further provided for

Labor

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Crawford
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text states subsection (a) becomes void when the new salary starts, but does not explicitly state what happens if a judge's salary changes before January 18, 2027.

Limestone County Sheriff Salary and Food Account Rules

This law sets a new base salary for the Limestone County sheriff starting in January 2027, allows them to receive standard cost-of-living increases, and bans personal financial gain from prisoner food funds.

What This Bill Does

Sets the sheriff's annual salary at $149,000 beginning on January 18, 2027.
Replaces a previous rule that tied the sheriff's pay to a judge's salary once the new amount starts.
Allows the sheriff to receive cost-of-living increases and other uniform raises given to all county employees.
Prohibits the sheriff from personally financially benefiting from the food account used for feeding prisoners.

Who It Names or Affects

The Sheriff of Limestone County
Limestone County government regarding salary comparisons

Terms To Know

Enrolled: A bill that has passed both legislative houses and is ready to become law.
Cost-of-living increase: Extra pay given to workers when the price of basic goods goes up, as granted by the county commission.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify how much money is currently in the food account.
The new salary amount starts on January 18, 2027, which is after the act becomes effective on October 1, 2026.

Bill History

2026-03-13 House
Enacted
2026-03-05 House
Delivered to Governor
2026-03-05 Senate
Signature Requested
2026-03-05 House
Enrolled
2026-03-05 House
Ready to Enroll
2026-03-03 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 675 (Yeas 30, Nays 0)
2026-03-03 Senate
Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 30, Nays 0)
2026-02-26 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-26 Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-02-17 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 425 (Yeas 16, Nays 0)
2026-02-17 House
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 56, Nays 0)
2026-02-17 Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-02-17 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
2026-02-12 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-11 House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-02-10 House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-02-10 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Limestone County Legislation

Official Summary Text

Limestone County; sheriff's compensation further provided for

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB410 ENROLLED
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HB410
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By Representatives Crawford, Whitt, Harrison, Rigsby, Moore
(P) (N & P)
RFD: Limestone County Legislation
First Read: 10-Feb-26
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HB410 Enrolled
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First Read: 10-Feb-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Limestone County; to amend Section
45-42-230, Code of Alabama 1975; and to further provide for
the compensation of the sheriff.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 45-42-230, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"§45-42-230
(a) Beginning with the next term of office, the Sheriff
of Limestone County shall receive an annual salary that is 85
percent of the annual salary of the highest paid Thirty-ninth
Judicial Circuit Court Judge.
(b) Beginning January 18, 2027, the Sheriff of
Limestone County shall receive a base annual salary of one
hundred forty-nine thousand dollars ($149,000) per annum. This
salary shall be in lieu of the salary provided in subsection
(a) which shall be void.
(c) The sheriff shall continue to receive the same
cost-of-living increases and other uniform increases as
granted to all county employees by the county commission.
(b)(d) The sheriff shall not personally financially
benefit from the food account used for the feeding of county
and state prisoners."
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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HB410 Enrolled
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1, 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 17-Feb-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 03-Mar-26 Passed
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