SB 45 — Relating to boards of registrars; to amend Sections 17-3-2 and 17-3-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the salary of each board of registrar; to provide that a county may allow any member of the county board of registrars to participate in any health insurance program provided by the county; to further provide for the employment status of members of the boards of registrars and for regular hours of operation for the boards of registrars; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Last action — Read First Time in Second House
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Boards of registrars, to increase the salary of each member of the board of registrars and to allow any member of the county board of registrars to participate in any health insurance program provided by the county.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
165 added · 108 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of Bill SB 45 includes an increase in the salary for members of the boards of registrars in Alabama, as well as allowing all members, not just those serving over 16 years, to participate in the county's health insurance programs. These changes are important because they aim to improve compensation and benefits for public officials involved in the electoral process, which may enhance their ability to serve effectively and attract qualified individuals to these positions. Additionally, the bill makes technical updates to ensure the language aligns with current standards, ensuring clarity and consistency in the law.
SB45 INTRODUCEDENGROSSED EQHP2C-1EQHP2C-2 By Senator Barfoot RFD:
07-Mar-23 Page 0 EQHP2C-1SB45 03/06/2023Engrossed ANS2 (L)cr4 2023-501A 2BILL 4TO SYNOPSIS:BE ENTITLED AN ACT 9 Relating to boards of registrars;
Underto existingamend law,Sections the17-3-2 stateand pays17-3-5, eachCode board of registrarAlabama a1975, salaryto ofincrease eightythe dollarssalary ($80)of per day for each dayboard of service.registrar;
This bill would increase the salary of each board of registrar.
Also under existing law, a county commission may allow a member of the county board of registrars who has served for at least 16 years to participate in any health insurance program provided by the county.
This bill would provide that a county may allow any member of the county board of registrars to participate in any health insurance program provided by the county.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to boards of registrars;
to amend Section 17-3-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the salary of each Page 1 SB45 INTRODUCED board of registrar;
to further provide for the employment status of members of the boards of registrars and for regular hours of operation for the boards of registrars;
SectionSections 17-3-2 and 17-3-5, Code of Alabama 1975, isare amended to read as follows:
"§17-3-5"§17-3-2 (a) EachRegistration registrar shall receivebe aconducted salary in theeach amountcounty ofby eightyonea hundredboard dollarsof ($80)($100)three perreputable dayand forsuitable eachpersons day's attendance upon business of the board, to be paidappointed, byunless theotherwise stateprovided andby disbursedlaw, toby the countyGovernor, commissionsAuditor, and disbursedCommissioner byof theAgriculture countyand commissionsIndustries, toor eachby registrara onmajority order of athem quorumacting ofas thea state board of registrarsappointment. of the county.
The registrars shall be qualified electors, residents of the Page 1 SB45 Engrossed county, shall have a high school diploma or equivalent, and possess the minimum computer and map reading skills necessary to function in the office.
The Secretary of State shall prescribe guidelines to assist the state board of appointment in determining the qualifications of registrars.
The registrars shall not hold an elective office during their term.
One of the members shall be designated by the state board of appointment as chair of the board of registrars for each county.
The Governor, Auditor, and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, or a majority of them acting as a state board of appointment shall work to ensure that membership of each board of registrars is reflective of the gender and racial makeup of the state.
The Governor, Auditor, and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, or a majority of them acting as a state board of appointment shall work to ensure that membership of each board of registrars is reflective of the gender and racial makeup of the state.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the Legislature may provide by local law for the appointment of additional members to the board of registrars for a county that has two courthouses.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply in any county having a population of not less than 600,000 inhabitants according to the 1970 or any succeeding federal decennial census, and any currently effective local law or general law of local application providing for the appointment of any member of the board of registrars in the county shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be repealed by Page 2 SB45 Engrossed operation of this chapter." "§17-3-5 (a) Each registrar shall receive a salary in the amount of eightyone hundred dollars ($80)($100) per day for each day's attendance upon business of the board, to be paid by the state and disbursed to the county commissions and disbursed by the county commissions to each registrar on order of a quorum of the board of registrars of the county.
Travel and other Page 2 SB45 INTRODUCED expenses shall be paid by the county commissions to the boards of registrars, and the state shall reimburse the county commissions based on a written request submitted by the county commissions to the state Comptroller.
(b) The provisions of this section regarding travel mileage shall not apply in any county having a population of 600,000 or more inhabitants according to the 1970 or any Page 3 SB45 Engrossed succeeding federal decennial census, and any currently effective local law or general law of local application regarding travel mileage for registrars in the county shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be repealed by operation of this chapter.
(d) Members of the boards of registrars of this state shall be treated as equals with other state and county 95 employees in regard to Social Security protection and benefits.
(f) The state office for Social Security and the state Comptroller and each county commission are directed toshall take all necessary action to insure ensure that members of the Page 3 SB45 INTRODUCED boards of registrars of this state are treated as other state and county employees in regard to Social Security protection and benefits as provided in Chapter 28 of Title 36, including, if necessary, amending the federal-state agreement referred to in Chapter 28 of Title 36, to implement the intent of the Legislature as expressed herein.
(g) No county commission may reduce the current county Page 4 SB45 Engrossed supplement upon the effect of this section by implementation of Act 94-693.
(h) A county commission may allow the chair or any 95 member of the county board of registrars who has served at least 16 years in that position to participate in any health insurance program provided by the county upon the same terms, conditions, and employee contributionscontribution as required for county employees.
This subsection shall not apply to any health insurance plans administered by the State of Alabama as described in Title 36, Chapter 29 and Title 11, Chapter 91A."91A. Section 2.
(i) Members of the boards of registrars are not county or state employees and no member of the board of registrars shall be considered a county or state employee.
(j) On working days, the board of registrars shall do both of the following:
(1) Be open the same hours as the courthouse of the county, or alternatively, established regular hours and make those hours available to the public.
(2) Have a registrar present during those hours." Section 2.
Page 45 SB45 Engrossed Senate Read for the first time and referred ................07-Mar-23 to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund Read for the second time and placed ................21-Mar-23 on the calendar:
0 amendments Read for the third time and passed ................04-Apr-23 as amended Yeas 28 Nays 1 Abstains 1 Patrick Harris, Secretary.
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Amendments
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Action History
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Referred to Committee
Sponsors
- Will Barfoot · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 24 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Will Barfoot R Voted No
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 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 59% | 21% | 0% | 21% |
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 | Not Voting |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Not Voting |
| Arthur Orr | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Nay |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Nay |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Nay |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Not Voting |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Nay |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Not Voting |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Nay |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Nay |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Tom Butler | R | Nay |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| D | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 20 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 18% | 59% | 0% | 24% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Greg J. Reed | — | Nay |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Nay |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Not Voting |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Merika Coleman | D | Not Voting |
| Robert Stewart | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Not Voting |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Not Voting |
| Andrew Jones | R | Nay |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Nay |
| Dan Roberts | R | Nay |
| David Sessions | R | Nay |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Nay |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Nay |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Nay |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Not Voting |
| Jay Hovey | R | Nay |
| Josh Carnley | R | Nay |
| Keith Kelley | R | Nay |
| Lance Bell | R | Nay |
| Larry Stutts | R | Not Voting |
| Randy Price | R | Nay |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Nay |
| Tim Melson | R | Nay |
| Tom Butler | R | Not Voting |
| Will Barfoot | R | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 3% | 0% | 18% |
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 | Not Voting |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Not Voting |
| Arthur Orr | R | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Nay |
| Keith Kelley | R | Yea |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 45 do?
- Boards of registrars, to increase the salary of each member of the board of registrars and to allow any member of the county board of registrars to participate in any health insurance program provided by the county.
- Who sponsors SB 45?
- SB 45 is sponsored by Will Barfoot (R).
- What is the current status of SB 45?
- This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 SB 45?
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