Retirement benefits; participation of qualifying sheriffs in supernumerary program and Employees' Retirement System based on separate years of service authorized
Retirement benefits; participation of qualifying sheriffs in supernumerary program and Employees' Retirement System based on separate years of service authorized
Labor
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Underwood
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
2026-10-01
Plain English Breakdown
The official source material does not provide details on the requirement for sheriffs to choose between different retirement plans, so this claim was removed.
Retirement Benefits for Sheriffs
This law changes rules about retirement benefits for sheriffs, allowing them to join both a supernumerary sheriff program and the Employees' Retirement System if they meet separate service requirements.
What This Bill Does
Changes Alabama's law to prohibit individuals from joining both a supernumerary sheriff program and the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) based on the same years of work.
Allows individuals who independently qualify for a supernumerary sheriff program and the ERS based on separate service requirements to join both programs.
Who It Names or Affects
Qualifying sheriffs in Alabama
Employees' Retirement System (ERS)
Terms To Know
supernumerary sheriff program
A retirement plan for sheriffs who continue to work past a certain age but do not have full-time duties.
Employees' Retirement System (ERS)
A retirement system that provides benefits to public employees, including some sheriffs.
Limits and Unknowns
The law only affects those who qualify for both programs based on separate years of service.
It does not change how other types of workers can join the ERS or supernumerary program.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: 7BXH3EV-1 02/11/2026 OW (H) HSE 2026-160
House Ways and Means General Fund Reported
Substitute for HB311
Page 1
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to retirement benefits; to amend Section
36-22-64, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize qualifying
sheriffs to participate in both a supernumerary sheriff
program and the Employees' Retirement System.
7BXH3EV-1 02/11/2026 OW (H) HSE 2026-160
House Ways and Means General Fund Reported
Substitute for HB311
Page 1
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to retirement benefits; to amend Section
36-22-64, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize qualifying
sheriffs to participate in both a supernumerary sheriff
program and the Employees' Retirement System.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1.
Section 36-22-64, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"§36-22-64
(a) No individual may participate in both a
supernumerary sheriff program and the Employees' Retirement
System based on the same service.
(b) An individual who independently qualifies for a
supernumerary sheriff program and the Employees' Retirement
System based on separate years of service may participate in
both programs.
This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
Bill History
2026-04-17House
Enacted
2026-04-09Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1321 (Yeas 33, Nays 0)
2026-04-09House
Delivered to Governor
2026-04-09Senate
Signature Requested
2026-04-09House
Enrolled
2026-04-09House
Ready to Enroll
2026-04-08Senate
Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
2026-03-19Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-03-18Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-03-03House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 717 (Yeas 101, Nays 0)
2026-03-03House
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 716 (Yeas 101, Nays 0)
2026-03-03House
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 100, Nays 0)
2026-03-03Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-03-03Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
2026-03-03House
Engrossed
2026-03-03House
Ways and Means General Fund Engrossed Substitute Offered
2026-02-12House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-11House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-01-22House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-01-22House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund
Official Summary Text
This act amends Section 36-22-64, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) prohibit individuals from participating in both a supernumerary sheriff program and the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) based on the same service; and (2) authorize individuals who independently qualify for a supernumerary sheriff program and the ERS based on separate service to participate in both programs.
Current Bill Text
Read the full stored bill text
HB311 ENROLLED
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HB311
7BXH3EV-3
By Representative Underwood
RFD: Ways and Means General Fund
First Read: 22-Jan-26
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HB311 Enrolled
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First Read: 22-Jan-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to retirement benefits; to amend Section
36-22-64, Code of Alabama 1975, to authorize qualifying
sheriffs to participate in both a supernumerary sheriff
program and the Employees' Retirement System.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 36-22-64, Code of Alabama 1975, is
amended to read as follows:
"§36-22-64
(a) No individual may participate in both a
supernumerary sheriff program and the Employees' Retirement
System based on the same service.
(b) An individual who independently qualifies for a
supernumerary sheriff program and the Employees' Retirement
System based on separate years of service may participate in
both programs.
(c) If any sheriff is eligible for retirement benefits
under any other county, state , or municipal retirement plan or
act, then, in that event, he or she shall elect the plan plans
or act acts in which he or she desires to participate and
shall so notify the proper authority within not later than 60
days after he or she becomes eligible for any payments under
this article . It is further ; provided, however that such
election shall not affect any such person's individual's
entitlement to benefits under the provisions of Article 4 of
Chapter 21 of this title ."
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
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Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
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1, 2026.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 03-Mar-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 09-Apr-26 Passed
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