HB 160 Alabama House · 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Municipal Electric Authority; director compensation revised

HB 160 amends the compensation for directors of the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA). It sets a monthly director's fee of $1,750 for regular board members attending meetings and allows the chair to receive up to $2,000 per month for attending meetings, at the board's discretion. The bill directly affects AMEA board members by establishing specific, fixed payment rates for meeting attendance. This is a procedural adjustment to compensation rules, not a substantive policy change. The bill is currently pending in the House Committee on State Government.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Apr 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Feb 11, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to reorganize its structure and add detailed provisions for electing board members of the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority. The changes clarify how municipalities select representatives, establish voting rules based on energy consumption, and define the committee's responsibilities for organizing elections.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority, but the amendment adds specific procedural requirements for board elections and clarifies how voting power is allocated among municipalities.

REQUIREMENT

Added detailed provisions for the election committee to organize and elect board members, including specific meeting schedules and nomination procedures.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified the voting allocation rules to specify that municipalities receive one whole vote plus additional votes based on their energy consumption compared to total consumption across all municipalities.

DEFINITION

Added clarification that each municipality's representative must be a duly qualified elector of that municipality and that no more than one member can represent any single municipality.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the bill's structure by removing the synopsis section and consolidating the text into a more streamlined format with updated page headers.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 51

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 50

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced

State Government Engrossed Substitute Offered (State Government)

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (State Government)

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Introduced

State Government 1st Amendment (State Government)

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Government)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors