Alabama 2022 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB381 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New		Differences
1	1		1 HB381
2		-	2 216459-2
	2	+	2 216459-1
3	3		3 By Representative Standridge (N & P)
4	4		4 RFD: Local Legislation
5	5		5 First Read: 17-FEB-22
6	6
7		-	Page 0 HB381
8		-	1
9		-	2 ENROLLED, An Act,
10		-	3 Relating to Blount County; to amend Section
11		-	4 45-5-230, Code of Alabama 1975, providing for the compensation
12		-	5 of the sheriff, to further provide for the salary of the
13		-	6 sheriff; and to provide for the qualifications to hold the
14		-	7 office of sheriff.
15		-	8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
16		-	9 Section 1. Section 45-5-230, Code of Alabama 1975,
17		-	10 is amended to read as follows:
18		-	11 "§45-5-230.
19		-	12 "(a) Commencing July 1, 2000, the Sheriff of Blount
20		-	13 County shall be entitled to an additional expense allowance in
21		-	14 the amount of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per annum,
22		-	15 which shall be in addition to all other expense allowances,
23		-	16 compensation, or salary provided by law. This expense
24		-	17 allowance shall be payable in equal monthly installments from
25		-	18 the general fund of the county.
26		-	19 "(b)(a) Beginning with the expiration of the term of
27		-	20 the incumbent sheriff in office on the effective date of this
28		-	21 amendatory act, the annual salary for the Sheriff of Blount
29		-	22 County shall be fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per annum
30		-	23 equal to 90 percent of the annual base salary of the judge of
31		-	24 probate of the county, payable in equal monthly installments
32		-	Page 1 HB381
33		-	1 from the general fund of the county and at that time,
34		-	2 subsection (a) shall become null and void.
35		-	3 "(c) The expense allowance and (b) The salary
36		-	4 provided in this section shall be inoperative if the sheriff
37		-	5 receives an additional expense allowance or salary increase
38		-	6 pursuant to general law during the current term of office or
39		-	7 effective upon the beginning of the next term of office which
40		-	8 is equal to or greater than the amount provided by this
41		-	9 section."
42		-	10 Section 2. (a) Any individual appointed to serve as
43		-	11 Sheriff of Blount County shall meet all of the following
44		-	12 minimum qualifications, in addition to any other
45		-	13 qualifications required by law; and, effective on the first
46		-	14 day of the qualifying period for the 2026 election for the
47		-	15 office of sheriff, any individual qualifying for election to
48		-	16 the office of sheriff shall meet all of the following
49		-	17 qualifications, in addition to any other qualifications
50		-	18 required by law:
51		-	19 (1) The individual is a citizen of the United
52		-	20 States.
53		-	21 (2) The individual has been a resident of the county
54		-	22 for at least one year immediately prior to the date of
55		-	23 qualification or appointment.
56		-	24 (3) The individual has the qualifications of an
57		-	25 elector pursuant to state and federal law, and the individual
58		-	Page 2 HB381
59		-	1 has been registered to vote in the county at least one year
60		-	2 immediately prior to the date of qualification or appointment.
61		-	3 (4) The individual has been awarded a high school
62		-	4 diploma or GED equivalent.
63		-	5 (5) The individual is 25 years of age or older prior
64		-	6 to qualifying or being appointed.
65		-	7 (6) The individual has three or more cumulative
66		-	8 years of prior full-time experience as a law enforcement
67		-	9 officer having the power of arrest.
68		-	10 (7) The individual has never been convicted of a
69		-	11 felony.
70		-	12 (b) This section shall not apply to or affect a
71		-	13 supernumerary sheriff.
72		-	14 Section 3. This act shall become effective on
73		-	15 immediately following its passage and approval by the
74		-	16 Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
75		-	Page 3 HB381
76		-	1
	7	+	Page 0 1 216459-1:n:01/19/2022:LK/tgw LSA2022-213
77	8		2
78	9		3
79	10		4
80		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
81		-
82	11		5
83		-	6 President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
84		-	House of Representatives7
85		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in8
86		-	9 and was passed by the House 24-FEB-22.
87		-	10
88		-	11 Jeff Woodard
89		-	12 Clerk
90		-	13
91		-	14
92		-	15
93		-	Senate16 17-MAR-22 Passed
94		-	17
95		-	Page 4
	12	+	6
	13	+	7
	14	+	8
	15	+	9 A BILL
	16	+	10 TO BE ENTITLED
	17	+	11 AN ACT
	18	+	12
	19	+	13 Relating to Blount County; to amend Section
	20	+	14 45-5-230, Code of Alabama 1975, providing for the compensation
	21	+	15 of the sheriff, to further provide for the salary of the
	22	+	16 sheriff; and to provide for the qualifications to hold the
	23	+	17 office of sheriff.
	24	+	18 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
	25	+	19 Section 1. Section 45-5-230, Code of Alabama 1975,
	26	+	20 is amended to read as follows:
	27	+	21 "§45-5-230.
	28	+	22 "(a) Commencing July 1, 2000, the Sheriff of Blount
	29	+	23 County shall be entitled to an additional expense allowance in
	30	+	24 the amount of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000) per annum,
	31	+	25 which shall be in addition to all other expense allowances,
	32	+	26 compensation, or salary provided by law. This expense
	33	+	Page 1 1 allowance shall be payable in equal monthly installments from
	34	+	2 the general fund of the county.
	35	+	3 "(b)(a) Beginning with the expiration of the term of
	36	+	4 the incumbent sheriff in office on the effective date of this
	37	+	5 amendatory act, the annual salary for the Sheriff of Blount
	38	+	6 County shall be fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per annum
	39	+	7 equal to 90 percent of the annual base salary of the judge of
	40	+	8 probate of the county, payable in equal monthly installments
	41	+	9 from the general fund of the county and at that time,
	42	+	10 subsection (a) shall become null and void.
	43	+	11 "(c) The expense allowance and (b) The salary
	44	+	12 provided in this section shall be inoperative if the sheriff
	45	+	13 receives an additional expense allowance or salary increase
	46	+	14 pursuant to general law during the current term of office or
	47	+	15 effective upon the beginning of the next term of office which
	48	+	16 is equal to or greater than the amount provided by this
	49	+	17 section."
	50	+	18 Section 2. (a) Any individual appointed to serve as
	51	+	19 Sheriff of Blount County shall meet all of the following
	52	+	20 minimum qualifications, in addition to any other
	53	+	21 qualifications required by law; and, effective on the first
	54	+	22 day of the qualifying period for the 2026 election for the
	55	+	23 office of sheriff, any individual qualifying for election to
	56	+	24 the office of sheriff shall meet all of the following
	57	+	25 qualifications, in addition to any other qualifications
	58	+	26 required by law:
	59	+	Page 2 1 (1) The individual is a citizen of the United
	60	+	2 States.
	61	+	3 (2) The individual has been a resident of the county
	62	+	4 for at least one year immediately prior to the date of
	63	+	5 qualification or appointment.
	64	+	6 (3) The individual has the qualifications of an
	65	+	7 elector pursuant to state and federal law, and the individual
	66	+	8 has been registered to vote in the county at least one year
	67	+	9 immediately prior to the date of qualification or appointment.
	68	+	10 (4) The individual has been awarded a high school
	69	+	11 diploma or GED equivalent.
	70	+	12 (5) The individual is 25 years of age or older prior
	71	+	13 to qualifying or being appointed.
	72	+	14 (6) The individual has three or more cumulative
	73	+	15 years of prior full-time experience as a law enforcement
	74	+	16 officer having the power of arrest.
	75	+	17 (7) The individual has never been convicted of a
	76	+	18 felony.
	77	+	19 (b) This section shall not apply to or affect a
	78	+	20 supernumerary sheriff.
	79	+	21 Section 3. This act shall become effective on
	80	+	22 immediately following its passage and approval by the
	81	+	23 Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
	82	+	Page 3