HB90 • 2026

St. Clair County, mayors of participating municipalities may participate in Employees' Retirement System, local constitutional amendment

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Hill (J)
Last action: 2026-02-17
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: Effective

Plain English Breakdown

The official source confirms the bill was enacted and sent for voter approval, but does not specify which specific election date will be used or which exact municipalities currently qualify.

St. Clair County Mayors Joining the State Retirement System

This bill proposes a change to Alabama's constitution that allows mayors in St. Clair County to join the state retirement system under specific rules.

What This Bill Does

Allows mayors of municipalities in St. Clair County that participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama to join on the same terms as other employees.
Permits current mayors holding office when this amendment is approved by voters to buy credit for their past time working as mayor.
Stops any person from using the same work service to get benefits from both a supernumerary program and the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama.

Who It Names or Affects

Mayors of municipalities in St. Clair County that participate in the state retirement system.
Current mayors holding office at the time this amendment is approved by voters.

Terms To Know

Employees' Retirement System of Alabama: A state program for government workers that provides retirement benefits.
Service credit: Time worked that counts toward a person's total years for calculating their pension or retirement benefit, which may be purchased by current mayors.
Supernumerary program: A separate compensation plan from which officials cannot receive benefits if they also use the same service to join the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama.

Limits and Unknowns

This change only applies to mayors in St. Clair County and does not affect other counties or cities.
The rule cannot take effect until voters approve it by a majority vote in an election.
Only municipalities that already participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama are included.

Bill History

2026-02-17 House
Enacted
2026-02-17 House
Sent to Secretary of State
2026-02-17 House
Delivered to Governor
2026-02-17 Senate
Signature Requested
2026-02-12 Senate
Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 375 (Yeas 29, Nays 0)
2026-02-12 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 374 (Yeas 29, Nays 0)
2026-02-12 Senate
Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 29, Nays 0)
2026-02-12 House
Enrolled
2026-02-12 House
Ready to Enroll
2026-02-10 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-10 Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-01-21 House
LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted (Yeas 48, Nays 0)
2026-01-21 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 86 (Yeas 64, Nays 0)
2026-01-21 House
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 60, Nays 1)
2026-01-21 Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-01-21 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
2026-01-20 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-01-20 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 Local Legislation

Official Summary Text

This act proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to St. Clair County, to: (1) authorize the mayor of any municipality within the county to participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama upon the same terms as any other employee; (2) authorize current mayors to purchase service credit for time served in the current office; and (3) prohibit any person from participating in both a supernumerary program and the RSA based on the same service.

Current Bill Text

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HB90 ENROLLED
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HB90
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By Representative Hill (Constitutional Amendment)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 13-Jan-26
PFD: 17-Dec-25
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PFD: 17-Dec-25
Enrolled, An Act,
To propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama
of 2022, relating to St. Clair County; to allow mayors of
municipalities in the county to participate in the Employees'
Retirement System of Alabama under certain conditions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution
of Alabama of 2022, is proposed:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
In St. Clair County, the mayor of a municipality that
participates in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama
may participate in the retirement system upon the same terms
and conditions as may be specified by law for any other
employee in the same retirement system. A mayor holding office
at the time of ratification of this amendment shall be
eligible to purchase service credit in the Employees'
Retirement System of Alabama for the time the official has
served in that office. No person may participate in both a
supernumerary program and the Employees' Retirement System of
Alabama based on the same service.
Upon ratification of this constitutional amendment, the
Code Commissioner shall number and place this amendment as
appropriate in the constitution omitting this instructional
paragraph and may make the following nonsubstantive revisions:
change capitalization, hierarchy, spelling, and punctuation
for purposes of style and uniformity; correct manifest
grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors; revise
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grammatical, clerical, and typographical errors; revise
internal or external citations and cross-references; harmonize
language; and translate effective dates.
END PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Section 2. An election upon the proposed amendment
shall be held in accordance with Sections 284, 284.01, and 285
of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, and the election laws
of this state. The appropriate election official shall assign
a ballot number for the proposed constitutional amendment on
the election ballot and shall set forth the following
description of the substance or subject matter of the proposed
constitutional amendment:
"Relating to St. Clair County, proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to allow mayors to
participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama
under certain conditions.
Proposed by Act ____."
This description shall be followed by the following
language:
"Yes( ) No( )."
Section 3. The proposed amendment shall become valid as
part of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, when approved by
a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
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a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.
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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 21-Jan-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 12-Feb-26 Passed
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