Legislation
Summary
Updated 5/16/2025
The Legislature convened for the thirtieth legislative days of the Regular Session this week and adjourned sine die.
The Legislature did not pass any bills impacting RSA this week and no new bills were filed.
Bill Chart
House Bills
| Bill/Sponsor | Companion | Summary | Status |
| HB44/Hill | n/a | Authorizes the St. Clair County DAY Program to participate in TRS. | Read Second Time in Second House; Pending Third Reading. |
| HB136/Collins | n/a | Creates a DROP program for classroom teacher and sunsets the program in 2031. | Re-Referred to Ways and Means Education; Pending Consideration by Ways and Means Education. |
| HB158/Clouse | n/a | Establishes a procedure for granting and funding TRS and ERS retiree benefit increases. | Enacted. Act 2025-336. |
| HB186/Reynolds | n/a | General Fund budget; fully funds ERS. |
Enacted. Act 2025-251. |
| HB279/Pettus | n/a | Authorizes the Lauderdale Teacher’s Credit Union to participate in TRS. | Read First Time in House of Origin; Pending Consideration by Ways and Means Education. |
| HB309/Garrett | SB195/Orr | Allows PEEHIP to renegotiate retiree healthcare contracts every five years. | Enacted. Act 2025-193. |
| HB388/Garrett | n/a | Increases state income tax exemption for taxable retirement income for taxpayers who are 65 years of age or older from $6,000 to $12,000. | Read Second Time in Second House; Pending Third Reading. |
| HB394/Lawrence | SB208/Hatcher | Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow Montgomery City Council members to participate in ERS. | Read Third Time in House of Origin; Pending First Reading in Second House. |
| HB504/Stadthagen | SB69/Jones | Prohibits ERS and TRS from investing with restricted entities affiliated with certain Chinese companies. | Read First Time in House of Origin; Pending Consideration by House Fiscal Responsibility. |
| HB542/Shaver | n/a | Allows supernumerary DAs to draw both supernumerary benefits and retirement benefits, as amended in House committee. | Enacted. Act 2025-401. |
| HB556/Treadaway | n/a | Adds higher education police officers to the temporary return to work exception for correction officers and SROs and extends the sunset to 2030. | Read Second Time in House of Origin; Pending Third Reading. |
| HB621/Colvin | n/a | Prohibits future employees of AHSAA from participating in TRS. | Read First Time in House of Origin; Pending Consideration by State Government. |
Senate Bills
| Bill/Sponsor | Companion | Summary | Status |
| SB69/Jones | HB504/Stadthagen | Prohibits ERS and TRS from investing with restricted entities affiliated with certain Chinese companies. | Read Second Time in House of Origin; Pending Third Reading. |
| SB112/Orr | HB169/Garrett | Education Trust Fund budget; fully funds TRS and fully funds PEEHIP at the requested rate of $904 per member per month. | Enacted. Act 2025-270. |
| SB195/Orr | HB309/Garrett | Allows PEEHIP to renegotiate healthcare contracts every five years. | Read Second Time in House of Origin; Pending Third Reading. |
| SB208/Hatcher | HB394/Lawrence | Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow Montgomery City Council members to participate in ERS. | Read Second Time in House of Origin; Pending Third Reading. |
| SB216/Chambliss | n/a | Adds fire medics to the temporary return to work exception that allows retirees to return to work as correctional officers and school resource officers with an increased compensation cap of $52,000 and extends the sunset date to 2030; as amended adds higher education law enforcement to the exception. | Enacted. Act 2025-409. |
| SB244/Melson | n/a | Creating the crime of theft of employee retirement benefits. | Enacted. Act 2025-367. |
| SB252/Beasley | n/a | Requiring health insurance plans to reimburse independent pharmacies at Medicaid reimbursement rates to sunset in October 2027, providing for further enforcement of PBMs by DOI, creating a private right of action against PBMs, and prohibiting a PBM from charging certain fees to pharmacists. Amended in committee to remove the private right of action and the sunset. | Enacted. Act 2025-136. |
| SB286/Hatcher | n/a | Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow Montgomery City Council members to participate in ERS. | Enacted. Act 2025-181. |
| SJR45/Butler | n/a | Directing LSA to retain a consultant to study and report on the effects of pharmacy benefits manager practices in Alabama. | Enacted. Act 2025-130. |
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Presentations
Opposition to Proposed PBM Legislation - updated 3/4/2025
Retiree COLA Presentation for W&ME - updated 1/9/2025
News
Construction of new Alabama State House is on schedule and under budget, officials say - al.com, 2/14/2025
New State House update: Under budget, on schedule - Alabama Daily News, 2/14/2025
Alabama lawmakers cast doubt on future COLAs for education retirees - Alabama Reflector 2/13/2025
Alabama lawmakers discuss cost behind COLA increases for retired teachers - Alabama Daily News, 2/13/2025
The 2025 Legislative Session - February 2025 Advisor
Contacts
Neah Mitchell Scott,
Legislative Counsel
[email protected]
Twitter: @neahmitchell
Neah Mitchell Scott has served as Legislative Counsel for the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) since September 2013. Before joining the RSA, Neah practiced civil litigation and healthcare law as an associate with Balch & Bingham LLP. Neah obtained a Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama in 2008 and a B.A. in History from Auburn University in 2004.
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