---
type: "Bill"
title: "Regarding non-merit system state employees; to amend Section 36-26-10, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the number of exempt service employees allowable in each department or agency."
description: "Exempt State Employees, raise the limit each agency is allowed to have"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2023rs"
identifier: "SB 294"
citation: "Alabama SB 294 (2023rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Exempt State Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Robert Stewart"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c21ecdd7-805d-4af9-85b3-8eaf14ef294b"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "d0fd33e8305ab8d5309d97b3e91ab8b0eda640611e09eac3d0d1335ad4af628b"
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 SB 294 (2023rs) — Regarding non-merit system state employees; to amend Section 36-26-10, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the number of exempt service employees allowable in each department or agency.

Exempt State Employees, raise the limit each agency is allowed to have

## 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/SB294-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2023-538** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286146.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment BTPAQQ-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/BTPAQQ-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB294-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB294-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 998 on SB294 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1113 on SB294 (2023 Regular Session) — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 999 on SB294 (2023 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Robert Stewart — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Ways and Means General Fund) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Ways and Means General Fund) `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+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 (State Governmental Affairs) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (State Governmental Affairs) `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 2023-538 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c21ecdd7-805d-4af9-85b3-8eaf14ef294b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).