HB74 • 2026

Law enforcement officers; retirement, benefits provided

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Robertson (C)
Last action: 2026-02-12
Official status: Read Second Time in Second House
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide additional details beyond what is in the official text excerpt.

Law Enforcement Officers' Retirement Benefits

This bill requires county or municipal agencies to provide retiring law enforcement officers with their agency-issued badges and allows them to receive or buy their agency-issued pistols as part of their retirement benefits.

What This Bill Does

Requires agencies to present a qualifying officer with his or her agency-issued badge as part of his or her retirement benefits.
Allows agencies to present a qualifying officer with his or her agency-issued pistol as part of his or her retirement benefits.
If an agency does not provide the pistol, it may offer to sell the pistol to the retiring officer at a reasonable fair market price determined by the agency.

Who It Names or Affects

Law enforcement officers who are retiring from county or municipal agencies in Alabama.
County and municipal agencies that employ law enforcement officers.

Terms To Know

Agency: A county or municipal agency that requires its law enforcement officers to be certified under the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission.
Qualifying Officer: A law enforcement officer employed by and in good standing with an agency at the time of the officer's retirement.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a retiring officer loses or damages their badge.
It is unclear how agencies will determine fair market value for selling pistols to retired officers.

Bill History

2026-02-12 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-11 Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-01-27 Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-01-27 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
2026-01-22 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 158 (Yeas 103, Nays 0)
2026-01-22 House
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 99, Nays 0)
2026-01-14 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-01-14 House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-01-13 House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-01-13 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Official Summary Text

Law enforcement officers; retirement, benefits provided

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB74 INTRODUCED
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HB74
HGYT788-1
By Representative Robertson
RFD: Public Safety and Homeland Security
First Read: 13-Jan-26
PFD: 02-Dec-25
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HGYT788-1 11/17/2025 THR (L)THR 2025-3334
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PFD: 02-Dec-25
SYNOPSIS:
This bill would require certain county or
municipal agencies to present a qualifying officer with
his or her agency-issued badge as part of his or her
retirement benefits.
This bill would authorize certain county or
municipal agencies to present a qualifying officer with
his or her agency-issued pistol as part of his or her
retirement benefits.
This bill would also authorize certain county or
municipal agencies to sell an agency-issued pistol to a
qualified officer at the time of his or her retirement
in certain circumstances.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to law enforcement officers; to further
provide for law enforcement officer retirement benefits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this section, the
following terms have the following meanings:
(1) AGENCY. A county or municipal agency that requires
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HB74 INTRODUCED
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(1) AGENCY. A county or municipal agency that requires
its law enforcement officers to be certified under the Alabama
Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission.
(2) QUALIFYING OFFICER. A law enforcement officer
employed by and in good standing with an agency at the time of
the officer's retirement.
(b) An agency shall present a qualifying officer with
his or her agency-issued badge as part of his or her
retirement benefits.
(c) An agency may present a qualifying officer with his
or her agency-issued pistol as part of his or her retirement
benefits.
(d) If an agency chooses not to act pursuant to
subsection (c), the agency, at the time of the qualifying
officer's retirement, may offer to sell the qualifying
officer's agency-issued pistol to the qualifying officer at a
reasonable fair market price determined by the agency.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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