SB202 • 2026

Montgomery County; sheriff; expense allowance and salary

Elections

Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The official text contains crossed-out numbers ($20,000 and $175,000) indicating amendments; the final enacted amounts are $70,000 for allowance and $225,000 for salary.

Montgomery County Sheriff Pay and Allowance Changes

This law sets a new annual salary of $225,000 for the Montgomery County sheriff who has served two or more full consecutive terms.

What This Bill Does

Sets an annual salary of $225,000 for any sheriff who has served two or more consecutive full terms, starting with their next term of office.
Provides an additional yearly expense allowance of $70,000 paid from the county general fund to eligible sheriffs.
States that this extra money counts as compensation and can be used for retirement contributions.

Who It Names or Affects

The Sheriff of Montgomery County who has served two or more full consecutive terms

Terms To Know

Consecutive full terms: Serving back-to-back complete election periods without a break in office.
General fund: The main account where the county keeps money to pay for government services and salaries.

Limits and Unknowns

The text does not specify an exact calendar date when the new salary begins, only that it starts with the next term of office.
The bill mentions a previous rule ending on August 1, 2023, or upon a vacancy in the sheriff's office.

Bill History

2026-03-13 Senate
Enacted
2026-03-05 House
Signature Requested
2026-03-05 Senate
Delivered to Governor
2026-03-04 Senate
Enrolled
2026-03-03 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 659 (Yeas 20, Nays 0)
2026-03-03 House
Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 58, Nays 0)
2026-03-03 Senate
Ready to Enroll
2026-02-26 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-26 House
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-02-12 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 372 (Yeas 29, Nays 0)
2026-02-12 Senate
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 29, Nays 0)
2026-02-12 House
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-02-12 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Montgomery County Legislation
2026-02-10 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-10 Senate
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-01-21 Senate
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-01-21 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation

Official Summary Text

Montgomery County; sheriff; expense allowance and salary

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SB202 ENROLLED
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SB202
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By Senators Hatcher, Barfoot (N & P)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 21-Jan-26
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First Read: 21-Jan-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Montgomery County; to amend Section
45-51-231.01, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the
expense allowance and salary of the sheriff if the sheriff has
served two or more full consecutive terms as sheriff.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 45-51-231.01 of the Code of Alabama
1975, is amended to read as follows:
"§45-51-231.01
(a)(1) Any Sheriff of Montgomery County who has served
two consecutive full terms shall receive an additional expense
allowance of twenty seventy thousand dollars ($20,000)
($70,000) per year, payable in equal monthly installments from
the general fund of the county. This expense allowance shall
be in addition to all other compensation or benefits granted
to the sheriff and may be treated as compensation for
retirement contributions.
(2) This subsection shall be void at the earlier of the
end of the term of the sheriff serving on August 1, 2023, or
on upon a vacancy in the office of sheriff for any reason.
(b) Effective beginning the next term of office of the
Sheriff of Montgomery County, and thereafter, any sheriff who
has served two or more consecutive full terms as sheriff,
shall receive an annual salary in the amount of one hundred
seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) two hundred
twenty-five thousand dollars ($225,000) . The salary shall be
paid from the general fund of the county.
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paid from the general fund of the county.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on the first
day of the first month following its passage.
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day of the first month following its passage.
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
SB202
Senate 12-Feb-26
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
the Senate.
Patrick Harris,
Secretary.
House of Representatives
Passed: 03-Mar-26
By: Senator Hatcher
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