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HB121 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jul 25, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Greg Wren
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Unemployment compensation, benefits for active duty military dependent spouses who quit work in order to relocate due to spouse's change of station orders, activation orders, or unit deployment orders, authorized, Sec. 25-4-78 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, persons who voluntarily quit working are not eligible for unemployment benefits.

This bill would allow individuals who voluntarily quit working in order to relocate as a result of his or her active duty military-connected spouse's permanent change of station orders, activation orders, or unit deployment orders to receive unemployment benefits.

Subjects
Unemployment Compensation

Bill Actions

Delivered to Governor at 11:59 p. m. on May 16, 2012.

Assigned Act No. 2012-507.

Signature Requested

Enrolled

Passed Second House

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1542

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

Engrossed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 305

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 304

Wren Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Clerk of the House Certification

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Military and Veterans Affairs

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

March 15, 2012 House Passed
Yes 89
Absent 16

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 19, 2012 Senate Passed
Yes 27
Abstained 1
Absent 7

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature