HB 506 — Relating to Marion County; to amend Sections 45-47-230 and 45-47-242.21, Code of Alabama 1975, to abolish certain expense allowances paid to certain county officials; to revise the salaries of the sheriff, revenue commissioner, and members of the county commission; and to repeal Section 45-47-70, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to expense allowances paid to members of the Marion County Commission.
Last action — On Third Reading in Second House
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Marion County, further provided for the compensation of certain county officials
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
138 added · 115 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendments to Bill HB 506 involve removing certain expense allowances for county officials in Marion County, specifically targeting the sheriff and other county officers. In the updated version, the monthly expense allowances previously granted to these positions have been abolished, and the bill also proposes a revision to their salaries. This matters because it aims to streamline the compensation of county officials, potentially leading to more efficient use of public funds.
HB506 INTRODUCEDENROLLED D9JETT-1D9JETT-2 By Representative Estes (N & P) RFD:
23-May-23 2023 Regular Session Page 0 D9JETT-1HB506 04/14/2023Enrolled THREnrolled, (L)THRAn 2023-1516Act, 23 4 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 8 Relating to Marion County;
(b) The Sheriff of Marion County shall be entitled to receive an expense allowance in the amount of five hundred Page 1 HB506 INTRODUCED dollars ($500) per month and each Each deputy sheriff of Marion County shall be entitled to receive an expense allowance of fifty dollars ($50) per month to be paid out of the county general fund.
The expense allowance Page 1 HB506 Enrolled shall be paid out of the General Fund of Marion County." "§45-47-242.21 (a) The judge of probate is relieved of all duties and responsibilities relating to the assessment and collection of taxes, commissions, and issuance fees on motor vehicles.
(c) The Revenue Commissioner of Marion County shall be compensated an additional five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year, paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county, for performing all of the duties relating to Page 2 HB506 INTRODUCED the assessments, collections, and issuance of motor vehicle license plates in Marion County." Section 2.
(a) Beginning on the effective date of this act, the Sheriff of Marion County shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount that brings his or her total compensation to eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) per year to Page 2 HB506 Enrolled be paid out of the county general fund.
(b) Beginning with the next term of office, the expense allowance provided in subsection (a) shall be void, and the Revenue Commissioner of Marion County shall receive a total yearly salary of seventy-two thousand dollars ($72,000), which Page 3 HB506 INTRODUCED shall be in lieu of any other compensation, salary, or expense allowance provided by law for the revenue commissioner for the performance of his or her official duties.
(a) Beginning on the effective date of this Page 3 HB506 Enrolled act, each member of the Marion County Commission shall receive an additional expense allowance in an amount that brings the total compensation of each member to sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) per year to be paid out of the county general fund.
95 The expense allowance shall be in addition to any and all other compensation, salary, or expense allowances provided by law.
(b) Beginning with the next term of office, the expense allowance provided in subsection (a) shall be void, and each member of the Marion County Commission shall receive a total 95 yearly salary of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000), which shall be in lieu of any other compensation, salary, or expense allowance provided by law for the members for the performance of their official duties.
Page 4 HB506 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 25-May-23.
John Treadwell Clerk Senate 01-Jun-23 Passed Page 5
Action History
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Enrolled
Sponsors
- Tracy Estes · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on
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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 91 |
| % of votes cast | 11% | 0% | 0% | 89% |
How each member voted (102)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Wood (D) | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Not Voting |
| Cynthia Almond | — | Not Voting |
| John W. Rogers | — | Not Voting |
| Randall Shedd | — | Not Voting |
| Adline Clarke | D | Not Voting |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Not Voting |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Not Voting |
| Berry Forte | D | Not Voting |
| Chris England | D | Not Voting |
| Curtis Travis | D | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Not Voting |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Not Voting |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Not Voting |
| Kenyatté Hassell | D | Not Voting |
| Laura Hall | D | Yea |
| M. Moore | D | Not Voting |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Not Voting |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Not Voting |
| Ontario Tillman | D | Not Voting |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Not Voting |
| Patrick Sellers | D | Not Voting |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Not Voting |
| Phillip Ensler | D | Not Voting |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Not Voting |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Not Voting |
| Sam Jones | D | Not Voting |
| TaShina Morris | D | Not Voting |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Not Voting |
| Alan Baker | R | Not Voting |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Not Voting |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Not Voting |
| Ben Harrison | R | Not Voting |
| Ben Robbins | R | Not Voting |
| Bill Lamb | R | Not Voting |
| Bob Fincher | R | Not Voting |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Not Voting |
| Chad Robertson | R | Not Voting |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Pringle | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Sells | R | Not Voting |
| Corley Ellis | R | Not Voting |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Not Voting |
| Danny Garrett | R | Not Voting |
| David Faulkner | R | Not Voting |
| David Standridge | R | Not Voting |
| Donna Givens | R | Not Voting |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Ernie Yarbrough | R | Not Voting |
| Frances Holk-Jones | R | Not Voting |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Not Voting |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| James Lomax | R | Not Voting |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Not Voting |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Fidler | R | Not Voting |
| Jerry Starnes | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Carns | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Hill | R | Not Voting |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Not Voting |
| Kenneth Paschal | R | Not Voting |
| Kerry (Bubba) Underwood | R | Not Voting |
| Leigh Hulsey | R | Not Voting |
| Mack Butler | R | Not Voting |
| Marcus Paramore | R | Not Voting |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Not Voting |
| Mark Gidley | R | Not Voting |
| Mark Shirey | R | Not Voting |
| Matt Simpson | R | Not Voting |
| Matt Woods | R | Yea |
| Matthew Hammett | R | Not Voting |
| Mike Kirkland | R | Not Voting |
| Mike Shaw | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Not Voting |
| Parker Moore | R | Not Voting |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Not Voting |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Not Voting |
| Phillip Rigsby | R | Not Voting |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Not Voting |
| Rhett Marques | R | Not Voting |
| Rick Rehm | R | Not Voting |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Not Voting |
| Ron Bolton | R | Not Voting |
| Russell Bedsole | R | Not Voting |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Not Voting |
| Shane Stringer | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Not Voting |
| Susan DuBose | R | Not Voting |
| Terri Collins | R | Not Voting |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Not Voting |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Troy Stubbs | R | Not Voting |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Not Voting |
| William Brock Colvin | R | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 506 do?
- Marion County, further provided for the compensation of certain county officials
- Who sponsors HB 506?
- HB 506 is sponsored by Tracy Estes (R).
- What is the current status of HB 506?
- This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 506?
- Track HB 506 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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