The bill amends existing laws regarding overtime compensation for public safety employees in Tuscaloosa County. Specifically, it modifies Section 1 of Act 80-356 and Section 1 of Act 88-317 to clarify the overtime pay structure for law enforcement officers and fire protection employees. Under the new provisions, law enforcement officers working in Tuscaloosa County or its cities will receive time and one-half pay or compensatory leave for hours worked beyond eight in a day or 40 in a week. Additionally, if the City of Northport or the City of Tuscaloosa adopts a four 10-hour shift schedule, officers working more than 10 hours in a day or 40 in a week will also be entitled to the same overtime compensation. Notably, the bill specifies that the City of Tuscaloosa's Executive Director of Public Safety will not be eligible for overtime pay or compensatory leave.

Further amendments to Act 88-317 establish that full-time fire protection employees in Tuscaloosa County will receive overtime pay or compensatory leave for hours exceeding 24 in a tour of duty or 53 in a week. The bill allows municipalities to average paid hours worked according to federal labor standards and permits them to implement shorter work weeks if desired. It also clarifies that all paid leave will count as hours worked and reiterates that the choice between overtime pay and compensatory leave rests solely with the employee. The act is set to take effect on October 1, 2026.