# Alabama HB343: General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County; removes provisions tying eligibility to participate in plan to civil service classification; provides for status of mandatory members and part-time employee members who join on or after October 1, 2025 Alabama HB343, General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County; removes provisions tying eligibility to participate in plan to civil service classification; provides for status of mandatory members and part-time employee members who join on or after October 1, 2025, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Carns (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-22 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB343-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB343 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: General Retirement System for Employees of Jefferson County; removes provisions tying eligibility to participate in plan to civil service classification; provides for status of mandatory members and part-time employee members who join on or after October 1, 2025 - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2025-05-22, Enacted - Sponsor: Jim Carns (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Jefferson County - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (132 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New limits for county pension director: cost, low. The Jefferson County retirement plan’s executive director cannot also work for the Jefferson County Commission. The director also cannot be subject to the Personnel Board or another authority responsible for classifying jobs. This rule does not directly change member benefits or contributions. - Required pensions for Jefferson County workers: mixed, high. Beginning October 1, 2025, eligible full-time Jefferson County employees must join the pension plan and pay employee contributions. Jobs no longer need Personnel Board classification to qualify, and existing members stay enrolled. Part-time employees and qualifying full-time officeholders have a ch… - Optional pensions for county part-time workers: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, part-time Jefferson County employees and qualifying full-time county officeholders can choose to join the pension plan. Officeholders must be elected or appointed to offices created by state law or the Alabama Constitution of 2022. Applicants must file a signed membership… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jim Carns (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Waggoner Petition to Cease Debate - Adopted Roll Call 1077 | pass | 23 | 5 | | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1078 | pass | 26 | 3 | 1 | | 2025-03-18 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 395 | pass | 20 | 0 | 82 | | 2025-03-18 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 63 | 0 | 40 | ## Actions (17) - 2025-05-22: Enacted (House) - 2025-05-14: Waggoner Petition to Cease Debate - Adopted Roll Call 1077 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1078 (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2025-05-14: Enrolled (House) - 2025-05-14: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2025-04-10: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2025-03-18: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 395 (House) - 2025-03-18: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Jefferson County Legislation (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2025-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-27: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Jefferson County Legislation (House) - 2025-02-27: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB343-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB343-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted) - SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted) - SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted) - HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted) - HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted) - HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB343-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB343-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs) - [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs) - [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs) - [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs) - [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs) - [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs) - [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-HB343-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).