SB 95 Alabama Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Municipal Electric Authority; director compensation revised

SB 95 proposes to revise the compensation structure for the board of directors of the Alabama Municipal Electric Authority, a public corporation providing bulk electric power to municipalities. Currently, board members can receive up to $600 per meeting, subject to a unanimous vote. This bill would change this to a monthly fee, allowing board members to be paid up to $1,750 per month and the board chair up to $2,000 per month.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed Apr 22, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Apr 22, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized for signature (Enrolled) with minor formatting corrections. The most significant substantive change adds specific rules for electing board members: it clarifies that municipalities can have multiple representatives on the election committee but limits them to no more than one board member per municipality, and it establishes a precise mathematical formula to calculate voting weights based on electricity consumption.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding board composition was refined to prevent any single municipality from dominating the board with multiple seats, ensuring a more balanced representation among member municipalities.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a rule limiting the number of board members from a single municipality to one, even if that municipality sends multiple representatives to the election committee.

REQUIREMENT

Added a specific mathematical formula to calculate voting weights for the election committee based on each municipality's electricity consumption relative to the total.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting errors, including fixing a typo where 'chairman' and 'chair' were listed together and reorganizing the text layout.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 661

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Fiscal Responsibility)

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 119

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Chesteen motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 118

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment Offered (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development 1st Amendment (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors