Relating to the City of Tuscaloosa; to authorize the City of Tuscaloosa to join the Employees’ Retirement S...
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HB 233 — Relating to the City of Tuscaloosa; to authorize the City of Tuscaloosa to join the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama for its police and firefighter employees and transfer assets and liabilities of the existing Tuscaloosa Police and Firefighters Retirement Plan to the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama as set forth in Chapter 27 of Title 36, Code of Alabama 1975.
Last action — Enacted as 2023-148
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 04, 2023. Enacted.
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Summary
Tuscaloosa, authorized to transfer police and firefighter employees and assets and liabilities from Tuscaloosa Police and Firefighters Retirement Plan to Employees' Retirement System of Alabama
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
101 added · 77 removedPlain-language change summary
The amended version of Bill HB 233 clarifies that the City of Tuscaloosa will take the necessary steps to allow its police and firefighter employees to join the Alabama Employees’ Retirement System. This change is significant because it ensures that the city can seamlessly transfer financial responsibilities from its existing retirement plan to the state system, which may provide better benefits for the employees. By streamlining the transition, the city aims to strengthen retirement security for its public safety workers.
HB233 INTRODUCEDENROLLED Q7LU51-1Q7LU51-2 By Representative Almond (N & P) RFD:
04-Apr-23 Page2023 0Regular Q7LU51-1Session 02/28/2023Page KMS0 (L)crHB233 2023-343Enrolled 2Enrolled, 4An AAct, BILL3 TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 8 Relating to the City of Tuscaloosa;
(a) The City of Tuscaloosa, by action of the city council, may take any action necessary for its police and firefighter employees to participate in the City of Tuscaloosa pension plan administered by the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama pursuant to Section 36-27-6, Code of Alabama 1975, and the remaining provisions of Chapter 27 of Title 36, Code of Alabama 1975, and the board for the Tuscaloosa Police and Firefighters Retirement Plan may transfer any asset and liability of the Tuscaloosa Police and Firefighters Retirement Plan to the City of Tuscaloosa pension plan administered by Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, as necessary for the police and firefighter employees of the City of Tuscaloosa to Page 1 HB233 INTRODUCED participate in the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama.
(b) Upon acceptance of the police and firefighter employees of the City of Tuscaloosa into the city's plan administered by the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama and the transfer of all assets and liabilities of the Tuscaloosa Police and Firefighters Retirement Plan to the Page 1 HB233 Enrolled Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, the City of Tuscaloosa shall terminate the retirement system established under Act 1999-568, 1999 Regular Sessions (Acts 1999, p.
(c) Police or firefighter employees who begin employment with the City of Tuscaloosa on or after the date Page 2 HB233 INTRODUCED that police and firefighter employees of the City of Tuscaloosa begin participation in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama shall participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama in accordance with Section 36-27-6(c), Code of Alabama 1975.
The amounts certified each year to the chief Page 2 HB233 Enrolled financial officer of the City of Tuscaloosa pursuant to Section 36-27-6(f), Code of Alabama, 1975, shall be included in the respective budget of the city in accordance with the city’s legal budget procedure.
Page 3 HB233 Enrolled ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate House of Representatives I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and was passed by the House 13-Apr-23.
John Treadwell Clerk Senate 03-May-23 Passed Page 4
Action History
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Enrolled
Sponsors
- Cynthia Almond · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 0% | 0% | 24% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Robert Stewart | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Not Voting |
| Andrew Jones | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Not Voting |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jay Hovey | R | Yea |
| Josh Carnley | R | Yea |
| Keith Kelley | R | Not Voting |
| Lance Bell | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Not Voting |
| Tom Butler | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| R | 11 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| % of votes cast | 16% | 0% | 0% | 84% |
How each member voted (102)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Wood (D) | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Not Voting |
| Cynthia Almond | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Not Voting |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Not Voting |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Not Voting |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Not Voting |
| Berry Forte | D | Not Voting |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Curtis Travis | D | Yea |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Not Voting |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Not Voting |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Not Voting |
| Kenyatté Hassell | D | Not Voting |
| Laura Hall | D | Not Voting |
| M. Moore | D | Not Voting |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Not Voting |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Not Voting |
| Ontario Tillman | D | Not Voting |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Not Voting |
| Patrick Sellers | D | Not Voting |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Not Voting |
| Phillip Ensler | D | Not Voting |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Not Voting |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Not Voting |
| Sam Jones | D | Not Voting |
| TaShina Morris | D | Not Voting |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Not Voting |
| Alan Baker | R | Not Voting |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Not Voting |
| Andy Whitt | R | Not Voting |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Not Voting |
| Ben Harrison | R | Not Voting |
| Ben Robbins | R | Not Voting |
| Bill Lamb | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Not Voting |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Not Voting |
| Chad Robertson | R | Not Voting |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Pringle | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Sells | R | Not Voting |
| Corley Ellis | R | Not Voting |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Not Voting |
| Danny Crawford | R | Not Voting |
| Danny Garrett | R | Not Voting |
| David Faulkner | R | Not Voting |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Donna Givens | R | Not Voting |
| Ed Oliver | R | Not Voting |
| Ernie Yarbrough | R | Not Voting |
| Frances Holk-Jones | R | Not Voting |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| James Lomax | R | Not Voting |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Not Voting |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Not Voting |
| Jennifer Fidler | R | Not Voting |
| Jerry Starnes | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Carns | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Hill | R | Not Voting |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Not Voting |
| Kenneth Paschal | R | Not Voting |
| Kerry (Bubba) Underwood | R | Not Voting |
| Leigh Hulsey | R | Not Voting |
| Mack Butler | R | Not Voting |
| Marcus Paramore | R | Not Voting |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Not Voting |
| Mark Gidley | R | Not Voting |
| Mark Shirey | R | Not Voting |
| Matt Simpson | R | Not Voting |
| Matt Woods | R | Not Voting |
| Matthew Hammett | R | Yea |
| Mike Kirkland | R | Not Voting |
| Mike Shaw | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Not Voting |
| Parker Moore | R | Not Voting |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Not Voting |
| Phillip Rigsby | R | Not Voting |
| Randy Wood | R | Not Voting |
| Reed Ingram | R | Not Voting |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Not Voting |
| Rhett Marques | R | Yea |
| Rick Rehm | R | Not Voting |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Not Voting |
| Ron Bolton | R | Yea |
| Russell Bedsole | R | Not Voting |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Not Voting |
| Shane Stringer | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Not Voting |
| Susan DuBose | R | Not Voting |
| Terri Collins | R | Not Voting |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Not Voting |
| Tracy Estes | R | Not Voting |
| Troy Stubbs | R | Not Voting |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| William Brock Colvin | R | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 233 do?
- Tuscaloosa, authorized to transfer police and firefighter employees and assets and liabilities from Tuscaloosa Police and Firefighters Retirement Plan to Employees' Retirement System of Alabama
- Who sponsors HB 233?
- HB 233 is sponsored by Cynthia Almond.
- What is the current status of HB 233?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 04, 2023. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 233?
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