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HB482
PDUURGE-1
By Representatives Woods, Wadsworth (N & P)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 23-Apr-24
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First Read: 23-Apr-24
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to Walker County; to provide for the salary of
the judge of probate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) Effective January 20, 2025, the Judge of
Probate of Walker County shall receive an annual salary equal
to the first step of the state base salary paid to a state
district court judge at that time.
(b) In addition, the judge of probate shall be entitled
to any increases in salary, including step increases and
cost-of-living increases, in the same amount and the same
manner as a district judge having the same number of years of
service that the judge of probate has after that date.
(c) The salary provided by this section shall be in
lieu of any and all other prior compensation or salary
provided by law to the judge of probate.
(d) The salary shall be paid in equal periodic
installments from the general fund of the county.
(e) Any new judge of probate first elected or appointed
after January 20, 2025, to his or her first term shall revert
to the first step of the state base salary paid to a district
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to the first step of the state base salary paid to a district
court judge and the salary shall be adjusted as provided in
subsection (b).
Section 2. This act shall become effective on January
20, 2025.
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