# Alabama HB312: District Attorneys’ Plan for Retirement under the Judicial Retirement Fund; calculation of service retirement allowance and disability retirement allowance revised; limitation on amount of service retirement allowance compared to member's average final compensation revised Alabama HB312, District Attorneys’ Plan for Retirement under the Judicial Retirement Fund; calculation of service retirement allowance and disability retirement allowance revised; limitation on amount of service retirement allowance compared to member's average final compensation revised, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Hill (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-09 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB312-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB312 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: District Attorneys’ Plan for Retirement under the Judicial Retirement Fund; calculation of service retirement allowance and disability retirement allowance revised; limitation on amount of service retirement allowance compared to member's average final compensation revised - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-22 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Enacted - Sponsor: Jim Hill (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Retirement - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (359 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - District attorneys’ disability payments and medical checks: mixed, high. Beginning October 1, 2026, disability retirement is available to active, contributing Alabama District Attorneys’ Plan members with 10 years of membership service. The medical board must certify total, permanent mental or physical inability to do regular, substantial paid work and recommend retirem… - New retirement payment rules for district attorneys: mixed, high. Beginning October 1, 2026, Alabama District Attorneys’ Plan members can retire at age 62 or older with 10 years of membership service. Members must file a written application with the Board of Control, choosing retirement 30–90 days after filing. Benefits include an annuity equal to the actuarial v… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jim Hill (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1031 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-04-01 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 767 | pass | 100 | 0 | 3 | | 2026-03-05 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 766 | pass | 100 | 0 | 5 | | 2026-03-05 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 95 | 0 | 5 | ## Actions (21) - 2026-04-09: Enacted (House) - 2026-04-02: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-04-01: Third Reading in Second House (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1031 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-04-01: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-04-01: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-03-05: Ways and Means General Fund Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2026-03-05: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 766 (House) - 2026-03-05: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 767 (House) - 2026-03-05: Engrossed (House) - 2026-03-05: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-02-18: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-22: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund (House) - 2026-01-22: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB312-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB312-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB312-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/HB312-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB312-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB312-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-HB312-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).