HB264 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Reed IngramRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2021
Title: Employees' Retirement System, retirement benefits for Tier II plan members modified to provide 30-year service retirement, conversion of sick leave, and hazardous duty time for firefighters, law enforcement, and correctional officers, contribution rate increased, Secs. 36-26-36.1, 36-27-16, 36-27-24, 36-27-59 am'd.
Summary: HB264 would change Alabama's Employees' Retirement System Tier II by adding a 30-year service retirement option, awarding hazardous-duty time for certain public-safety roles, and raising Tier II member contributions, while sick-leave credit would not apply to Tier II under this bill.
What This Bill Does
Allows Tier II plan members to retire after 30 years of creditable service, increasing retirement options for long-service employees. Adds hazardous-duty time credits for firefighters, law enforcement officers, and correctional officers tied to their years of service, with each year credit requiring additional contributions to fund the benefit. Keeps Tier II members from converting unused sick leave into service credit under this section, meaning sick-leave credit would not count toward Tier II retirement eligibility. Phases in higher Tier II member contribution rates to help finance the expanded benefits.

Who It Affects
Tier II plan members, including firefighters, law enforcement officers, and correctional officers, who would gain the 30-year service retirement option and hazardous-duty time credits, and whose sick-leave conversion eligibility would be limited (not applied to Tier II).
Employers participating in the Employees' Retirement System and the retirement system administration (Board of Control), which would implement, fund, and administer the new benefits and contribution changes.

Key Provisions
Creates a 30-year service retirement option for Tier II members, with retirement eligibility based on 30 or more years of creditable service and corresponding benefit calculations.
Establishes hazardous-duty time credits for firefighters, law enforcement officers, and correctional officers—one year of credit for every five years of service—subject to the member making required additional contributions for each year of service credited.
Specifies that the sick-leave conversion provision applies to other groups (e.g., Tier I) but not to Tier II members, who may not convert unused sick leave into creditable service under this section.
Increases Tier II member contribution rates, with specified rate changes and timing outlined in the applicable sections, to fund the expanded benefits.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Employees' Retirement SystemMotor Vehicles