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AlabamaSB2802026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

Teachers' Retirement System and Employees' Retirement System; purchase of certain federal service credit by participating member

Sponsored By: J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner (Republican)

Enacted

Retirement

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Alabama public workers can buy retirement credit

Beginning October 1, 2026, Alabama Teachers’ and Employees’ Retirement System members can buy retirement credit for federal nonmilitary work. The limit is four years. You need at least 10 years of contributing service in your Alabama system, not counting military service credit. Before retirement, you must pay the full cost calculated by the system’s actuary for each year claimed. Your federal retirement system must certify in writing that you had credit for that service. Purchases must cover at least one year, unless your total qualifying federal service is less than one year. In that case, you can buy credit for the entire period. At retirement, you cannot have credit or a right to benefits for the same service under another publicly funded pension. Social Security does not count against this rule. Payments for service that does not qualify are refunded. If the Board of Control and consulting actuary find your payments do not cover administrative costs, additional charges are allowed. The system can deduct those charges from your retirement payments in 12 equal installments.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 309 • No: 0

House vote • 4/7/2026

Third Reading in Second House

Yes: 103 • No: 0 • Other: 1

House vote • 4/7/2026

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1215

Yes: 102 • No: 0 • Other: 3

Senate vote • 3/10/2026

Third Reading in House of Origin

Yes: 34 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/10/2026

Waggoner motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 752

Yes: 35 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/10/2026

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 753

Yes: 35 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Enacted

    4/16/2026Senate

  2. Third Reading in Second House

    4/7/2026House

  3. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1215

    4/7/2026House

  4. Ready to Enroll

    4/7/2026Senate

  5. Enrolled

    4/7/2026Senate

  6. Delivered to Governor

    4/7/2026Senate

  7. Signature Requested

    4/7/2026House

  8. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

    3/19/2026House

  9. Reported Out of Committee Second House

    3/18/2026House

  10. Third Reading in House of Origin

    3/10/2026Senate

  11. Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute Offered

    3/10/2026Senate

  12. Waggoner motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 752

    3/10/2026Senate

  13. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 753

    3/10/2026Senate

  14. Engrossed

    3/10/2026Senate

  15. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund

    3/10/2026House

  16. Pending Committee Action in Second House

    3/10/2026House

  17. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

    3/5/2026Senate

  18. Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute

    3/4/2026Senate

  19. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

    3/4/2026Senate

  20. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education

    2/10/2026Senate

  21. Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

    2/10/2026Senate

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