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HB92 • 2026

Tuscaloosa County; full-time mayors authorized to participate in Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, constitutional amendment

Tuscaloosa County; full-time mayors authorized to participate in Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, constitutional amendment

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Brinyark
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Contingent

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific details on implementation or funding, leaving these aspects uncertain.

Tuscaloosa County Mayors' Retirement System Participation

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment allowing full-time mayors in Tuscaloosa County to join the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama on equal terms with other employees and purchase service credit for their time served as mayor.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows full-time mayors in Tuscaloosa County to participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama under the same terms as other employees.
  • Permits current mayors to buy back years they have worked as mayor into their retirement system.
  • Prohibits any person from participating in both a supernumerary program and the Employees’ Retirement System for the same work period.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Full-time mayors in Tuscaloosa County
  • Employees' Retirement System of Alabama

Terms To Know

Supernumerary program
A retirement plan for people who are no longer working full time but have reached a certain age or service level.
Service credit
Recognition of work experience that counts towards retirement benefits.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill's effectiveness depends on voter approval in an upcoming election.
  • It does not specify how the change will be implemented or funded.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 Senate

    Chambliss Local Certification Resolution - Adopted Roll Call 1237 (Yeas 29, Nays 0)

  2. 2026-04-08 Senate

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1236 (Yeas 29, Nays 0)

  3. 2026-04-08 Senate

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

  4. 2026-04-08 House

    Enacted

  5. 2026-04-08 House

    Sent to Secretary of State

  6. 2026-04-08 House

    Delivered to Governor

  7. 2026-04-08 Senate

    Signature Requested

  8. 2026-04-08 House

    Enrolled

  9. 2026-04-08 House

    Ready to Enroll

  10. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  11. 2026-04-07 Senate

    Reported Out of Committee Second House

  12. 2026-01-23 Senate

    Pending Committee Action in Second House

  13. 2026-01-22 House

    LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted (Yeas 40, Nays 0)

  14. 2026-01-22 House

    Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 122 (Yeas 63, Nays 0)

  15. 2026-01-22 House

    Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 61, Nays 0)

  16. 2026-01-22 Senate

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

  17. 2026-01-21 House

    Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

  18. 2026-01-21 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 Tuscaloosa County Legislation

Official Summary Text

This act proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to Tuscaloosa County, to: (1) authorize the full-time 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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HB92 ENROLLED
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HB92
84QP5F2-2
By Representative Brinyark (Constitutional Amendment)
RFD: Tuscaloosa County 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 Tuscaloosa County, to authorize the
mayors of municipalities in the county to participate in the
Employees' Retirement System of Alabama under the same terms
and conditions as other employees in the same retirement
system.
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 Tuscaloosa County, full-time mayors of
municipalities in the county may participate in the Employees'
Retirement System of Alabama under the same terms and
conditions as other employees in the same retirement system.
Any mayor holding office at the time of the ratification of
this amendment shall be eligible to purchase service credit in
the Employees' Retirement System for the time the official has
served in the current office. No individual may participate in
both a supernumerary program and the Employees' Retirement
System 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
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for purposes of style and uniformity; correct manifest
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 Tuscaloosa County, proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to authorize the
full-time mayors of municipalities in the county to
participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama
under the same terms and conditions as other employees in the
same retirement system.
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.
________________________________________________
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 22-Jan-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 08-Apr-26 Passed
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