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HB90 • 2026

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

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

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Mayors in St. Clair County Can Join Retirement Plan

This law lets mayors of cities in St. Clair County join the Employees' Retirement System under certain rules.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows mayors of participating municipalities in St. Clair County to join the Employees’ Retirement System on the same terms as other employees.
  • Permits current mayors to purchase service credit for their time already served as mayor before joining the retirement system.
  • Prohibits any person from participating in both a supernumerary program and the Employees' Retirement System based on the same work.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Mayors in municipalities within St. Clair County who want to join the Employees’ Retirement System.
  • Current mayors who wish to purchase service credit for their time already served as mayor.

Terms To Know

Employees' Retirement System
A retirement plan that provides benefits to employees after they stop working.
Supernumerary program
A special retirement or pension arrangement for people who are still working but receive partial retirement benefits.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The amendment only applies to mayors in St. Clair County.
  • It does not specify how the service credit purchase will be funded.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-17 House

    Enacted

  2. 2026-02-17 House

    Sent to Secretary of State

  3. 2026-02-17 House

    Delivered to Governor

  4. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Signature Requested

  5. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 375 (Yeas 29, Nays 0)

  6. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 374 (Yeas 29, Nays 0)

  7. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 29, Nays 0)

  8. 2026-02-12 House

    Enrolled

  9. 2026-02-12 House

    Ready to Enroll

  10. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  11. 2026-02-10 Senate

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  12. 2026-01-21 House

    LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted (Yeas 48, Nays 0)

  13. 2026-01-21 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 86 (Yeas 64, Nays 0)

  14. 2026-01-21 House

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 60, Nays 1)

  15. 2026-01-21 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  16. 2026-01-21 Senate

    Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation

  17. 2026-01-20 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  18. 2026-01-20 House

    Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

  19. 2026-01-13 House

    Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

  20. 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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