SB252 • 2026

Governor's Mansion Authority employees further provided for

Labor

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Hatcher
Last action: 2026-03-12
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: 2026-03-11

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not provide specific details about insurance programs or their contributions, only that employees are entitled to participate in them and that the authority must pay employer's contributions.

Governor's Mansion Authority Employees Rules

This act changes the employment rules for employees of the Governor's Mansion Authority, making them part of a special group called unclassified service and allowing current employees to get paid for unused vacation time when they leave their job.

What This Bill Does

Changes the law so that all employees of the Governor's Mansion Authority are considered part of the unclassified service in state employment.
Allows current employees to receive payment for any unused vacation days when they stop working at the authority.

Who It Names or Affects

Employees of the Governor's Mansion Authority

Terms To Know

Unclassified service: A special group in state employment that is not part of the regular classified system, often with more job security.

Limits and Unknowns

Future hires' right to be paid for unused vacation time may differ from current employees based on general rules set by the State Personnel Department.
Details about specific insurance programs and their contributions are not provided in this act.

Bill History

2026-03-12 Senate
Enacted
2026-03-11 Senate
Delivered to Governor
2026-03-11 House
Signature Requested
2026-03-10 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 843 (Yeas 104, Nays 0)
2026-03-10 House
Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 105, Nays 0)
2026-03-10 Senate
Enrolled
2026-03-10 Senate
Ready to Enroll
2026-02-25 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-25 House
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-02-17 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 428 (Yeas 34, Nays 0)
2026-02-17 Senate
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 34, Nays 0)
2026-02-17 House
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-02-17 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund
2026-02-12 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-11 Senate
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-02-03 Senate
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-02-03 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund

Official Summary Text

This act amends Section 41-9-548, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that employees of the Governor's Mansion Authority are: (1) members of the unclassified service for purposes of state employment; and (2) entitled to payment of accumulated leave upon separation of service, depending on dates of service.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

SB252 ENROLLED
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SB252
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By Senators Hatcher, Stewart, Singleton, Coleman-Madison,
Coleman, Beasley, Figures, Barfoot, Elliott, Gudger
RFD: Finance and Taxation General Fund
First Read: 03-Feb-26
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First Read: 03-Feb-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to the Governor's Mansion Authority; to amend
Section 41-9-548, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that
Governor's Mansion Authority employees are in the unclassified
service of the Merit System Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. This act shall be known as the Sarah
Caldwell Crosby Act.
Section 2. Section 41-9-548, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended as follows:
"§41-9-548
(a)(1) All full-time employees of the authority shall
be treated as state employees for the purposes of
participating in any insurance programs provided for the state
employees.
(b)(2) The authority shall pay the employer's
contributions to any insurance programs out of funds
appropriated to it or otherwise available to it for any
purpose whatsoever. The authority may deduct the employees'
contributions for such programs by means of payroll deductions
or otherwise from the compensation paid to the employees.
(b)(1) All employees of the authority shall be members
of the unclassified service for purposes of Section 36-26-10.
(2) Any employee of the authority employed as of the
effective date of the act adding this subsection shall be
entitled to payment for his or her accumulated leave upon
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entitled to payment for his or her accumulated leave upon
separation from service, and any employee hired after the
effective date shall be entitled to such payment only to the
extent generally provided to unclassified employees in the
Merit System, consistent with generally applicable
administrative rules adopted by the State Personnel
Department. "
Section 3. This act shall become effective immediately.
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
SB252
Senate 17-Feb-26
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
the Senate.
Patrick Harris,
Secretary.
House of Representatives
Passed: 10-Mar-26
By: Senator Hatcher
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