House Bill 312 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jim HillRepresentative

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

District Attorneys’ Plan under the Judicial Retirement Fund; calculation of service retirement allowance and disability retirement allowance revised; limitation on amount of service retirement allowance compared to member's average final compensation revised

Summary

HB312 would redefine average final compensation and cut the maximum retirement benefit to 75% of AFC for District Attorneys' Plan and the Judicial Retirement Fund, with 18+ years of service yielding 75% of AFC, effective October 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

It revises how average final compensation is calculated for the District Attorneys' Plan and the Judicial Retirement Fund. It lowers the maximum service and disability retirement allowances from 80% to 75% of average final compensation. It specifies that members with 18 or more years of membership service receive a retirement allowance equal to 75% of their AFC. It takes effect on October 1, 2026 and updates the related definitions used to compute pensions and annuities under these plans.

Who It Affects

• District Attorneys who participate in the District Attorneys' Plan, because their retirement calculations and AFC definitions are changed (potentially lower benefits and new calculation rules).
• Judges and clerks who participate in the Judicial Retirement Fund (Judges' and Clerks' Plan), because AFC definitions used to compute pensions/annuities are revised.

Key Provisions

• Redefines average final compensation for the District Attorneys' Plan and for the Judicial Retirement Fund to determine pension amounts.
• Reduces the maximum retirement allowance (service and disability) from 80% of AFC to 75% of AFC.
• Sets that members with 18+ years of membership service in the District Attorneys' Plan shall have a service retirement allowance of 75% of AFC.
• Provides a consistent structure for AFC definitions and pension calculations across both the District Attorneys' Plan and the Judicial Retirement Fund.
• States that the act becomes effective October 1, 2026.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 12, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Retirement