HB59 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Gregory Canfield
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Dan Williams Barry Moore Ed Henry Mike Hubbard Richard Baughn Mac Buttram Donnie Chesteen John Merrill William Roberts Terri Collins Ron Johnson Victor Gaston Jack Williams Jim McClendon Barry Mask Duwayne Bridges Howard Sanderford Phil Williams Greg Wren Ken Johnson
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Retirement under Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System, Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) repealed, participants electing DROP prior to effective date not affected, Secs. 16-25-150, 16-25-151, 16-25-152, 16-25-153, 16-25-154, 36-27-170, 36-27-171, 36-27-172, 36-27-173, 36-27-174, 36-27-175 repealed
Summary: HB59 repeals Alabama's Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP) for the Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System, while protecting the rights of those who already enrolled before the repeal, with an effective date of October 1, 2011.
What This Bill Does
The bill repeals the DROP provisions in the relevant retirement plan chapters. It states that the rights and duties of people who had already elected to participate in DROP before the repeal are not affected. After the repeal takes effect, no new DROP elections would be allowed. The repeal becomes effective October 1, 2011, if enacted.

Who It Affects
Current DROP participants in the Employees' Retirement System and Teachers' Retirement System, whose existing DROP rights and duties are preserved by the repeal.
Employees or members who would have elected DROP after the repeal; the program would end and no new DROP elections could occur after the effective date.

Key Provisions
Repeals DROP provisions in Article 9 of Chapter 25, Title 16 and Article 9 of Chapter 27, Title 36.
The rights and duties of persons who already elected to participate in DROP prior to the repeal are not affected.
No new DROP elections after the repeal; the program is terminated.
Effective date of October 1, 2011, with severability and related repeal of conflicting laws.

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Subjects: Retirement

Bill Actions

Mask motion to Indefinitely Postpone adopted Voice Vote

Third Reading Indefinitely Postponed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund

Bill Text

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Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) HB59 Alabama 2011 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature