# Alabama HB239: FY27 2% Teacher Pay Raise and Retiree Longevity Bonus Alabama HB239, FY27 2% Teacher Pay Raise and Retiree Longevity Bonus, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Terri Collins (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-17 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB239-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB239 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: FY27 2% Teacher Pay Raise and Retiree Longevity Bonus - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-17, Enacted - Sponsor: Terri Collins (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriations - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (408 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Deaf and blind institute workers gain raises: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind employees get higher pay. Licensed educators get at least a 2% increase on salary steps based on years of experience. Full-time support workers get 2%, and part-time support workers get a 2% increase in their base rate. The institute's… - Superintendents need board approval for raises: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, superintendents of school systems or institutions are excluded from this law's pay increases. Any superintendent pay increase requires a recorded majority vote of the governing body or authority. - Community college workers gain capped raises: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, Alabama Community College System salary schedules rise 2% for fiscal year 2026-2027. Covered employees receive this increase on top of any step increase due. The law limits the increase to 2% unless it specifically allows more. Placement on revised schedules must count pr… - School support raises exclude some workers: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, covered school support workers and adult bus drivers get a 2% pay increase. Covered programs include Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion. Full-time workers keep the increase in later years when they remain full-time; part-time workers get a 2% base-rate increase.… - School teachers gain raises with limits: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, Alabama raises every step of its minimum teacher salary schedule by 2%. Covered staff include licensed city and county school educators, Youth Services teachers, and Adult Basic Education and Science in Motion staff. Employees must work during fiscal year 2026-2027, and t… - Retiree bonuses have Medicaid eligibility limits: mixed, low. In October 2026, Alabama's Teachers' Retirement System pays eligible retirees and beneficiaries a one-time lump-sum longevity bonus. The law sets the calculation at $1 per month for each year of the retiree's or deceased member's service. Service includes credit recognized under the law's specified… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Terri Collins (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-07 | House | Collins Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1244 | pass | 102 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1109 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1110 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 103 | 0 | | | 2026-03-12 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 879 | pass | 104 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-04-17: Enacted (House) - 2026-04-08: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-04-07: Collins Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1244 (House) - 2026-04-07: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-04-07: Enrolled (House) - 2026-04-02: Third Reading in Second House (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Orr 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1109 (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1110 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-03-12: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 879 (House) - 2026-03-12: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-03-11: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-01-14: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education (House) - 2026-01-14: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB239-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB239-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/HB239-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB239-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-HB239-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).