---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to elections; to amend Section 17-8-12, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the supplemental compensation paid to election inspectors and clerks; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022."
description: "Compensation of election officials, to increase the compensation of poll workers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "HB 435"
citation: "Alabama HB 435 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Compensation of election officials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Lomax"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9ddf46e-4891-45c6-8bad-5aa0bdb8f95c"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "6a0fb986df58004ccb6608b60357d6b6a1d6024cb95c8e0ce0814c3f52b27200"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama HB 435 (2023rs) — Relating to elections; to amend Section 17-8-12, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the supplemental compensation paid to election inspectors and clerks; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Compensation of election officials, to increase the compensation of poll workers.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB435-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-517** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286179.AI1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB435-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 813 on HB435 (2023 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 1271 on HB435 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- James Lomax — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Finance and Taxation General Fund) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Finance and Taxation General Fund) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
- **2023-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Ways and Means General Fund) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Ways and Means General Fund) `introduction, referral`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-517 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9ddf46e-4891-45c6-8bad-5aa0bdb8f95c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).