HB152 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rod Scott
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Jefferson Co., retirement system for county employees, reemployment with county, benefits not reduced if reemployed two years after retirement or after two years of reemployment, certain provisions for reduction amended and repealed, Sec. 45-37-123.54 am'd; Sec. 45-37-123.105 repealed
Summary: HB152 changes how Jefferson County handles pensions for retirees who return to county work, mainly stopping pension reductions after two years and removing an offset rule.
What This Bill Does
The bill updates rules for retirees who are rehired by Jefferson County. If a retiree returns two or more years after leaving, their pension will not be reduced. If they return within two years, any pension reduction tied to reemployment may apply, and the pension returns to its pre-rehire level after certain points, with no new pension benefits earned during reemployment. It also repeals an old offset rule for retirement or disability benefits (including workers' comp) and applies these changes prospectively to retirees rehired after the act's effective date.

Who It Affects
Retired Jefferson County employees who are rehired by the county, with changes to how their pension is calculated based on timing of reemployment and whether they previously received a refund.
Jefferson County General Retirement System and the county's human resources/payroll staff who must implement and administer the new reemployment and benefit rules.

Key Provisions
Amends 45-37-123.54 to prohibit pension reduction for a retiree rehired two or more years after severing county employment; if rehired within two years, any pension reduction is limited to amounts paid or payable by the county for reemployment.
Pension returns to its pre-rehire amount at the earlier of the member's next severance or after two years of reemployment, and the member does not accrue additional pension during the rehire period.
For a member with a deferred retirement, if rehired before age 60, the deferred retirement election is rescinded and benefits resume accruing from the reemployment date with benefits calculated by aggregating service across all periods.
If a member did not receive a refund and is rehired within five years, they begin accruing benefits again from the reemployment date, calculated by aggregating service across all periods.
If a member received a refund or did not receive a refund within five years and is rehired, they rejoin the system and begin accruing from the reemployment date, with only service after rehire counted for benefits.
Repeals 45-37-123.105, removing the offset of retirement or disability benefits (including workers' compensation) for rehired retirees.
Prospective application: the act applies only to retirees rehired on or after the act’s effective date.
Effective immediately after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects: Jefferson County