# Alabama SB280: Teachers' Retirement System and Employees' Retirement System; purchase of certain federal service credit by participating member Alabama SB280, Teachers' Retirement System and Employees' Retirement System; purchase of certain federal service credit by participating member, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-16 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB280-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB280 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Teachers' Retirement System and Employees' Retirement System; purchase of certain federal service credit by participating member - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-10 - Last action: 2026-04-16, Enacted - Sponsor: J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Retirement - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (309 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alabama public workers can buy retirement credit: mixed, medium. 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,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-07 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 103 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-04-07 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1215 | pass | 102 | 0 | 3 | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Waggoner motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 752 | pass | 35 | 0 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 753 | pass | 35 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2026-04-16: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2026-04-07: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1215 (House) - 2026-04-07: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Signature Requested (House) - 2026-03-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-03-18: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-03-10: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Waggoner motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 752 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 753 (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Engrossed (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund (House) - 2026-03-10: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate) - 2026-02-10: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB280-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB280-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB280-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/SB280-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB280-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB280-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-SB280-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).