HB412 • 2026

Board of Registrars; expense allowance limit removed, amount set by county commission

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 bill text contains conflicting or confusing numbering in subsections labeled '(a)(1)' and '(c)(2)', but clearly states that a new section supersedes the old $15 limit on October 1, 2026.

HB412: Changing Expense Allowances for Limestone County Board of Registrars

This law removes the fixed $15 daily expense allowance limit for members of the Limestone County Board of Registrars and lets the county commission set a new amount by resolution.

What This Bill Does

Removes the previous $15 per day expense allowance limit in state code for this board.
Allows the Limestone County Commission to decide the exact dollar amount through an official resolution.
Requires that this payment comes from the county general fund.
States that the new rule replaces and cancels the old fixed-amount section of the law on its effective date.

Who It Names or Affects

Members of the Limestone County Board of Registrars
The Limestone County Commission

Terms To Know

Expense allowance: Extra money given to cover costs while doing official work.
Resolution: An official written decision made by a government group like the county commission.

Limits and Unknowns

This law only applies to Limestone County and not other counties in Alabama.
The specific dollar amount for the new allowance is not set in this bill; it will be decided later by the county commission.
The text does not state when the first resolution setting the new amount must happen, though the old rule ends 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
2026-03-05 House
Ready to Enroll
2026-03-03 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 677 (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 427 (Yeas 11, 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

Board of Registrars; expense allowance limit removed, amount set by county commission

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB412 ENROLLED
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HB412
848MRH2-2
By Representatives Crawford, Whitt, Harrison, Rigsby, Moore
(P) (N & P)
RFD: Limestone County Legislation
First Read: 10-Feb-26
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First Read: 10-Feb-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Limestone County; amend Section
45-42-110.01, Code of Alabama 1975; to remove the limit placed
on the additional expense allowance provided to members of the
board of registrars; to authorize the county commission to set
the amount of the additional expense allowance by resolution.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 45-42-110.01, Code of Alabama 1975,
is amended to read as follows:
"§45-42-110.01
(a) This section shall apply only to Limestone County.
(b)(a)(1) Each member of the Limestone County Board of
Registrars shall be entitled to receive an additional expense
allowance in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15) per day of an
amount established by the county commission through
resolution, for each day when the board is authorized to meet
and conduct business. The county commission may change or
amend the amount of the allowance through passing a subsequent
resolution. The expense allowance provided for in this
section subsection shall be in addition to any and all other
compensation, salary, and expense allowance provided by law
and shall be paid out of the county general fund.
(c)(2) The operation of this section subsection shall be
retroactive to October 1, 2001, and all actions and payments
made to the board on and after that date are hereby ratified
and confirmed.
(b) Beginning on the effective date of this act, the
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(b) Beginning on the effective date of this act, the
Limestone County Commission shall establish, by resolution, an
expense allowance for members of the board of registrars in an
amount determined by the commission. This subsection
supersedes subsection (a), and on the effective date of this
act, the expense allowance in subsection (a) shall be void.
The expense allowance provided for in this subsection shall be
in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, and
expense allowance provided by law and shall be paid out of the
county general fund. "
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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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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