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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama Authorizes Retired State Employees to Work as Law Enforcement Officers and Assistant District Attorneys Without Pension Suspension
Last action · February 19, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSponsor: Chris Elliott
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What This Bill Would Do
Alabama allows retired members of the Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System to work in specific law enforcement, correctional, firefighter, bus driving, and assistant district attorney roles without suspending their s, subject to annual earnings limits and gradual increases in minimum service requirements starting June 1, 2026.
Retired state workers and educators seeking post-retirement public employment can earn up to $52,000 annually in specific high-demand public safety and legal roles without forfeiting their monthly pension benefits.
- State retirement systems in Alabama regulate post-retirement employment and earnings limits for retired educators and public employees. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
retired state employees
Eligible retirees may work in specified public safety, education, and legal positions up to defined earnings caps without suspension of their retirement allowances.
employing authorities
Employing authorities bear the responsibility for compliance with section requirements and must receive required information from retirees.
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Procedural history
17 actions- Feb 19, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 18, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Feb 12, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Feb 12, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund
- Feb 11, 2026SenateEngrossed
- Feb 10, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 322
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- Feb 10, 2026SenateOrr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 321
- Feb 10, 2026SenateOrr 1st Amendment Offered
- Jan 15, 2026SenateCarried Over
- Jan 15, 2026SenateElliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 24
- Jan 15, 2026SenateCounty and Municipal Government 1st Amendment Offered
- Jan 15, 2026SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
- Jan 14, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Jan 14, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 14, 2026SenateCounty and Municipal Government 1st Amendment
- Jan 13, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government
Version history
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Graduated Service Requirements
The minimum years of service required for retirees to work without pension suspension increases incrementally each year from 2027 through 2032.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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