SB141 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Greg J. Reed
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Ethics law, retired director, chief or division chief, employment by contract for transition period authorized, prohibition on former government employee serving as a lobbyist before former employer, include working under contract, Sec. 36-25-13 am'd.
Summary: SB141 lets certain retired high-level government officials temporarily contract with their former agency to help with the transition, and clarifies lobbying restrictions for those who previously worked under certain arrangements.
What This Bill Does
It authorizes, under strict limits, a retired director, department chief, or division chief to contract with their former government employer immediately after retirement to assist with the transition, with approval from the Director of the Ethics Commission. The contract cannot exceed three months, must comply with existing ethics rules, and total pay (contract plus retirement pay) cannot exceed the retiree's gross monthly pay at retirement. It also clarifies that the two-year lobbying prohibition applies to former officials or employees who worked under a consulting agreement, agency transfer, or loan when representing clients before their former employer.

Who It Affects
Retired high-level government officials (directors, department chiefs, division chiefs) who may be eligible for a short-term transition contract with their former agency, subject to approval and limits.
Former public officials or employees who previously worked under consulting agreements, agency transfers, or loans and are restricted from lobbying or representing clients before their former agency for two years.

Key Provisions
Allows a limited transition contract for immediate post-retirement work with the former agency, subject to Director of the Ethics Commission approval.
Contract duration limited to up to three months; retiree must remain in compliance with applicable ethics rules; total compensation (contract plus retirement pay) cannot exceed the retiree's gross monthly pay at retirement.
Maintains a two-year lobbying prohibition for former public officials or employees, but applies this restriction specifically to those who worked under consulting agreements, agency transfers, or loans before representing clients before the former employer.

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Subjects: Ethics