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AL HB403
Bill
Status
4/27/2023
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Jackson
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AI Summary
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Allows unmarried justices or judges to designate a beneficiary upon retirement to receive spousal benefits after their death, a right previously limited to married judges only.
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Spousal benefits are calculated as 3 percent of the judicial officer's former salary per year of service, not to exceed 30 percent of that salary, payable monthly for the beneficiary's lifetime or until remarriage.
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If a retired unmarried judge subsequently marries someone other than the designated beneficiary, the spousal benefits automatically transfer to the new spouse.
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Makes technical clarifications and grammatical updates throughout Section 12-18-10 of the Alabama Code, including gender-neutral language changes.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor, or upon becoming law.
Legislative Description
o amend Section 12-18-10, Code of Alabama 1975; to allow an unmarried justice or judge, upon retirement, to designate a beneficiary for the receipt of spousal benefits upon his or her death; and to provide for the transfer of those benefits to his or her spouse upon subsequent marriage.
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to House Ways and Means Education
4/27/2023