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HB413 • 2026

Tuscaloosa County; longevity pay for sheriff, tax assessor, and tax collector provided for

Tuscaloosa County; longevity pay for sheriff, tax assessor, and tax collector provided for

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Bolton
Last action
2026-03-31
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Tuscaloosa County; Longevity Pay for Sheriff, Tax Assessor, and Tax Collector

This law allows the sheriff, tax assessor, and tax collector in Tuscaloosa County to receive longevity pay as other full-time employees do.

What This Bill Does

  • Gives the sheriff of Tuscaloosa County the same longevity pay as all active full-time regular employees starting June 1, 2026.
  • Requires the Tuscaloosa County Commission to set the amount and date for the sheriff's longevity payment.
  • Gives the tax assessor and tax collector in Tuscaloosa County the same longevity pay as other full-time employees starting June 1, 2026.
  • Requires the Tuscaloosa County Commission to set the amount and date for the tax assessor’s and tax collector's longevity payment.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The sheriff of Tuscaloosa County
  • The tax assessor of Tuscaloosa County
  • The tax collector of Tuscaloosa County

Terms To Know

longevity pay
Extra money given to employees who have worked for a long time.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify the exact amount of longevity pay.
  • The Tuscaloosa County Commission must decide on the details of how and when the payments will be made.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-31 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 890 (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. 2026-02-19 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 461 (Yeas 16, Nays 0)

  10. 2026-02-19 House

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 68, Nays 0)

  11. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  12. 2026-02-19 Senate

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

  13. 2026-02-17 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  14. 2026-02-17 House

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  15. 2026-02-10 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  16. 2026-02-10 House

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

Official Summary Text

Tuscaloosa County; longevity pay for sheriff, tax assessor, and tax collector provided for

Current Bill Text

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HB413 ENROLLED
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HB413
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By Representative Bolton (N & P)
RFD: Tuscaloosa County Legislation
First Read: 10-Feb-26
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First Read: 10-Feb-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Tuscaloosa County; to provide for annual
longevity pay to the sheriff, tax assessor, and tax collector
as provided to all active full-time regular employees of
Tuscaloosa County; and to require the Tuscaloosa County
Commission to provide for the amount and date of longevity
payments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) Beginning June 1, 2026, the Tuscaloosa
County Sheriff shall be entitled to receive the same longevity
pay as provided to all active full-time regular employees in
the service of Tuscaloosa County.
(b) The longevity pay available to the sheriff shall be
paid from the county general fund in the same manner as all
active full-time regular employees of Tuscaloosa County.
(c) The Tuscaloosa County Commission shall provide for:
(1) The amount of longevity pay that the sheriff
receives; and
(2) The date on which the longevity payment will be
made to the sheriff.
Section 2. (a) Beginning June 1, 2026, the Tuscaloosa
County Tax Assessor and the Tuscaloosa County Tax Collector
shall be entitled to receive the same longevity pay as
provided to all active full-time regular employees in the
service of Tuscaloosa County.
(b) The longevity pay available to the tax assessor and
tax collector shall be paid from the county general fund in
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tax collector shall be paid from the county general fund in
the same manner as all active full-time regular employees of
Tuscaloosa County.
(c) The Tuscaloosa County Commission shall provide for:
(1) The amount of longevity pay that the tax assessor
and tax collector receive; and
(2) The date on which the longevity payment will be
made to the tax assessor and tax collector.
Section 3. 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 19-Feb-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 17-Mar-26 Passed
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