HB 324 Alabama House · 2025 Regular Session

Sheriffs, start of term of office further provided for

HB 324 specifies that Alabama sheriffs' terms of office begin at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the first Monday after the second Tuesday of January following their election, replacing the previous rule that lacked a defined start time. This change provides a clear, exact moment for when a sheriff's term officially starts, improving administrative clarity. The bill also includes a conforming adjustment to county commissioners' term expiration and start dates to align with new scheduling rules. It affects sheriffs and county commissioners in Alabama counties and will take effect on June 1, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action Apr 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 1, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an introduced version to an engrossed version, indicating it has passed the legislature. The substantive content of the bill regarding sheriff term start times and county commissioner term expiration dates remains unchanged in terms of policy, though some text appears corrupted or duplicated in the diff.

TECHNICAL

Document version changed from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed', indicating legislative progress.

Bill identifier changed from 'NRHDQJ8-1' to 'PSSKVRE-2', likely a tracking number update.

Some text appears corrupted or duplicated in the diff (e.g., 'one One coroner', 'suchEach'), suggesting formatting issues rather than substantive policy changes.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (County and Municipal Government)

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 589

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 588

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Introduced

County and Municipal Government Engrossed Substitute Offered (County and Municipal Government)

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (County and Municipal Government)

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

County and Municipal Government 1st Amendment (County and Municipal Government)

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (County and Municipal Government)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors