Relating to the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama; to amend Section 36-27-59, Code of Alabama 1975, to designate the Commissioner of Corrections and deputy commissioners of corrections who have earned and maintain APOSTC certification as correctional officers or law enforcement officers for state retirement purposes; and to provide that the designation is retroactive.
Summary
Commissioner of Corrections, designated a law enforcement officer by virtue of office, commissioner and deputy commissioners of corrections with APOSTC certification retroactively designated correctional officers or law enforcement officers for state retirement purposes
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Signed Jun 14, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2023 · House Jun 1, 2023
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 34
Apr 27, 2023
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jun 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Ways and Means General Fund)
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Ways and Means General Fund)
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Judiciary)
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Judiciary)
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bobby Singleton
DDemocratic
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