# Alabama HB138: Retired state employees; certain supplemental work authorized Alabama HB138, Retired state employees; certain supplemental work authorized, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kenneth Paschal (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-03-26 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB138-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB138 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Retired state employees; certain supplemental work authorized - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-03-26, Enacted - Sponsor: Kenneth Paschal (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Retirement - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (403 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Retired lawyers gain work with service limits: mixed, high. Beginning June 1, 2026, eligible Employees’ Retirement System and Teachers’ Retirement System retirees can work as assistant district attorneys and keep their pensions. They must be licensed to practice law in Alabama, and annual pay cannot exceed $52,000. Required service starts at 25 years. Each… - Retirees gain safety jobs with tighter limits: mixed, high. Beginning June 1, 2026, eligible Alabama public retirees can keep their pensions while doing covered public-safety work. Covered police jobs include sheriff’s deputy, municipal police officer, qualifying law enforcement officer, and state policeman. Police retirees need applicable Alabama peace off… - Retirees keep pensions while driving full-time: mixed, high. Beginning June 1, 2026, Employees’ Retirement System and Teachers’ Retirement System retirees can take permanent full-time bus-driver jobs and keep their pensions. Annual pay cannot exceed $52,000. Retirees must first receive retirement benefits for 12 consecutive months, unless they retired on or… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kenneth Paschal (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-12 | House | Paschal Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 888 | pass | 105 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 727 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 728 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-01-22 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 143 | pass | 103 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-01-22 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 103 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (23) - 2026-03-26: Enacted (House) - 2026-03-17: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-17: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-03-17: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Paschal Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 888 (House) - 2026-03-12: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-03-05: Third Reading in Second House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Elliott motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Elliott 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 727 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 728 (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2026-01-22: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-22: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 143 (House) - 2026-01-20: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education (House) - 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB138-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB138-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted) - SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted) - SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted) - HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted) - SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted) - SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB138-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB138-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs) - [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs) - [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs) - [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs) - [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs) - [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB138-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).