SB261INTRODUCED Page 0 SB261 QKI8511-1 By Senator Weaver (N & P) RFD: Local Legislation First Read: 19-Mar-25 1 2 3 4 5 QKI8511-1 01/30/2025 PMG (L)PMG 2025-362 Page 1 First Read: 19-Mar-25 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to Bibb County; to revise the salary of the judge of probate if he or she is an attorney; and to provide for retroactive effect. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) This section shall only apply if the judge of probate in Bibb County is licensed to practice law in the state. (b) In Bibb County, the salary of the judge of probate shall equal 80 percent of the first step of the state base salary paid to a state district court judge on the date the judge of probate first takes office. The salary shall be paid in equal installments from the general fund of the county. (c) 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 in the same manner as a district judge having the same number of years of service as the judge of probate. (d) The salary provided in this section shall be in lieu of any other compensation that may be provided by law to the judge of probate. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SB261 INTRODUCED Page 2 the judge of probate. Section 2. The provisions of this act are curative and shall have retroactive effect to January 1, 2021. Section 3. This act shall become effective immediately. 29 30 31