---
type: "Bill"
title: "RSA, certain conditions removed for retired elected official under TRS or ERS to serve in another elected public office for compensation without suspension of benefits"
description: "Retirement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 12"
citation: "Alabama SB 12 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Retirement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Elliott"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d48e6b12-642a-4c47-b28c-00226da389ad"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "0eff247172826a50c30dce864ced47d76a78f9aaa03963fa68ae52857198d373"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama SB 12 (2024rs) — RSA, certain conditions removed for retired elected official under TRS or ERS to serve in another elected public office for compensation without suspension of benefits

Retirement

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB12-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-279** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1542683.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 8BPZF22-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/8BPZF22-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment SAX1585-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SAX1585-1.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB12-eng.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB12-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 1005 on SB12 (2024 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 162 on SB12 (2024 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 163 on SB12 (2024 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 165 on SB12 (2024 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 164 on SB12 (2024 Regular Session) — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1006 on SB12 (2024 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris Elliott — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-04T05:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2024-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1006 `passage`
- **2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Carried Over to the Call of the Chair
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Ways and Means General Fund)
- **2024-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Ways and Means General Fund)
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 165 `passage`
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 164
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Elliott 2nd Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 163
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** C&MG Amendment Offered (County and Municipal Government) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (County and Municipal Government)
- **2024-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (County and Municipal Government)
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-08T18:00:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-279 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d48e6b12-642a-4c47-b28c-00226da389ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).