HB526 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Public works or works for businesses obtaining state or local incentive tax credits, abatements, or preferences, employment of certain amount of resident workers, penalties
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Existing law does not require contractors
of public works or works for businesses obtaining
state or local incentive tax credits, abatements,
or preferences to engage resident workers</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the employment
of at least a certain amount of resident workers
for such construction projects costing more than
$200,000, and would provide for a criminal penalty
and a civil cause of action for a violation of this
requirement</p><p class="bill_description"> Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To provide for the employment of a certain amount of
resident workers for public works or works for businesses
obtaining state or local incentive tax credits, abatements, or
preferences and to provide for criminal penalties and a civil
cause of action for violations; and in connection therewith
would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new
or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now
appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of
the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Employment
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 14, 2010 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| April 1, 2010 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| February 9, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB526 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |