HB 471 — Relating to county personnel boards; to authorize certain municipalities to opt out from the jurisdiction of a county personnel board and to require a municipality that opts out from the jurisdiction of a county personnel board to create a civil service system and continue the rights of employees and officials vested or vesting in the county personnel board.
Last action — Enacted as 2023-460
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 16, 2023. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
County Personnel Boards; certain Class 8 municipalities authorized to opt out
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
82 added · 90 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of Bill HB 471 allows certain larger municipalities, specifically those with a population of 25,000 or more that cross county lines, to opt out of county personnel boards. This means they would need to establish their own civil service system while maintaining employee rights from the county system. The change matters because it gives these municipalities more control over their personnel management, but also requires them to take on the responsibility of managing their own civil service rules and protections for workers.
HB471 INTRODUCEDENROLLED HH4R66-1HH4R66-2 By Representative Garrett RFD:
16-May-23 2023 Regular Session Page 0 HH4R66-1HB471 05/16/2023Enrolled PMGEnrolled, (L)An tgwAct, 2022-52193 2Relating 4to SYNOPSIS:county personnel boards;
Under existing law, each county with a population of 400,000 or more shall have a county personnel board for all employees and appointees holding positions in the classified service of the county and each municipality with a population of 5,000 or more.
This bill would authorize a Class 8 municipality with a population of 25,000 or more according to the last decennial census and that has a corporate limit lying in two counties to opt out of the county personnel board's jurisdiction after six months notice, and to opt back in to the jurisdiction of the county personnel board not less than 10 years thereafter at the sole discretion of the municipality.
This bill would require a municipality that opts out of a county personnel board's jurisdiction to create its own municipal civil service system and continue all vested rights and interests of employees and appointees who were subject to the county personnel board.
This bill would also prohibit a municipality subject to this act from engaging in discrimination which is in violation of federal or state law and would require the municipality to adopt a certain Page 1 HB471 INTRODUCED antidiscrimination policy.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to county personnel boards;
(2) Not less than 10 years after a municipality opts out from the county personnel board's jurisdiction as provided Page 2 HB471 INTRODUCED in subdivision (1), the municipality, by ordinance, may opt back in to a county personnel board's jurisdiction, effective six months after the effective date of the ordinance.
A copy of the ordinance shall be transmitted to the county personnel Page 1 HB471 Enrolled board following its passage by the governing body.
This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by Page 3 HB471 INTRODUCED the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
Page 42 HB471 Enrolled ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives ________________________________________________ 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 24-May-23.
John Treadwell Clerk Senate 01-Jun-23 Passed Page 3
Action History
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Enrolled
Sponsors
- Danny Garrett · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Merika Coleman | D | Not Voting |
| Robert Stewart | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Andrew Jones | R | Not Voting |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 63 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| D | 8 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Total | 76 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 4% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (102)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 471 do?
- County Personnel Boards; certain Class 8 municipalities authorized to opt out
- Who sponsors HB 471?
- HB 471 is sponsored by Danny Garrett (R).
- What is the current status of HB 471?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 16, 2023. Enacted.
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