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HB506 • 2026

Montgomery County; probate judge, compensation revised

Montgomery County; probate judge, compensation revised

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Ingram
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the impact on the county's budget or what happens if the increase for county employees is less than $3,000.

Montgomery County Probate Judge Compensation Change

This bill changes the yearly pay for the Montgomery County probate judge to $88,000 and sets rules on how much it can increase each year.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the yearly salary of the Montgomery County probate judge to $88,000.
  • Requires that any increases in this salary match those given to full-time county employees but not more than $3,000 per year.
  • Allows judges who have served at least six years to get a salary equal to a circuit judge with the same experience.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Montgomery County probate judge and future probate judges in Montgomery County.

Terms To Know

Probate Judge
A judge who handles matters related to wills, estates, trusts, guardianships, and adoptions within a county.
Circuit Judge
A type of judge in Alabama with broader responsibilities than probate judges, often handling criminal and civil cases.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the salary increase for county employees is less than $3,000.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect the budget of Montgomery County.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  2. 2026-02-24 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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HB506 INTRODUCED
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HB506
MS29V1H-1
By Representative Ingram (N & P)
RFD: Montgomery County Legislation
First Read: 24-Feb-26
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MS29V1H-1 02/24/2026 THR (L)ma 2026-1062
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First Read: 24-Feb-26
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
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
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amount shall not be increased by more than three thousand
dollars ($3,000) in any fiscal year.
(d) In lieu of the compensation provided in subsection
(a), any individual who has served at least six full years as
the Montgomery County Judge of Probate shall receive an annual
salary equal to the salary of a circuit judge with the same
years of service as the judge of probate. "
Section 2. This act shall become effective immediately.
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