AlabamaAlabama law lets insurance commissioner hire two exempt division workers
Alabama law lets the insurance commissioner hire two Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division workers outside the state merit system and set their pay.
What it does
The insurance commissioner may employ two workers for the Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division outside the state merit system. The commissioner sets their pay.
Argument forThe two positions could help the Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division staff its work, with the commissioner setting their pay.
Argument againstBecause these jobs are outside the state merit system, applicants could have fewer standard merit-based hiring safeguards.
More detail
The commissioner may employ two division workers who are exempt from the state merit system. The positions are in the Department of Insurance’s Pharmacy Benefits Manager Division and are in addition to other exempt positions authorized for the department. The commissioner sets the employees’ pay. The law took effect June 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 16EnactedBecame Law
- Apr 9Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1313Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1313. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 9Ready to Enroll
- Apr 9EnrolledTo Governor
- Apr 9Signature Requested
- Apr 9Delivered to GovernorMinor
- Mar 17Reported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 17Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Banking and Insurance)Minor
- Feb 26Third Reading in House of Origin
- Vote recorded Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 646. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Third Reading in House of Origin. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 646Passed House
- Feb 26Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Banking and InsuranceMinor
- Feb 26Pending Committee Action in Second House (Banking and Insurance)
- Feb 12Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Insurance)Minor
- Feb 11Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 3Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on InsuranceMinor
- Feb 3Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Insurance)Introduced
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