HB 633 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Etowah County, membership of personnel board

This bill establishes a new personnel department for Etowah County, Alabama, to manage classified service employees. The department will include a five-member personnel board with staggered terms, appointed by various county officials, the chamber of commerce, and labor councils. Board members must be qualified voters who cannot hold other county jobs, and they will receive per diem payments for meetings. The changes take effect on July 1, 2026.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Mar 17, 2026 Signed Apr 17, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Apr 17, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized as an enrolled act, moving from an introduced draft to its official version. The primary substantive change involves the appointment terms for the Etowah County personnel board, which were reorganized to include specific expiration dates for initial appointees and new categories for county commission and tax official representatives. The effective date for these changes remains July 1, 2026.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on Etowah County personnel board membership, but the specific appointment structure and term lengths were modified to establish a clearer staggered schedule for initial appointments and to add specific appointees from the county commission and tax offices.

REQUIREMENT

The appointment structure for the personnel board was reorganized. The original text listed appointment sources in a less structured format; the enrolled version clarifies the specific expiration dates for initial appointees (e.g., September 30, 2028, and 2030) and explicitly adds members appointed by the county commission and the county tax assessor/collector.

TIMELINE

The text was finalized with specific certification dates for House passage (March 31, 2026) and Senate passage (April 9, 2026), confirming the bill's enactment timeline.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and page number updates were made to align with standard enrolled bill formatting, including the removal of draft-specific headers and the addition of official signatures and certification lines.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Waggoner motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1304

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Apr 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Local Legislation )

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1044

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Local Legislation)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors