SB313 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rusty Glover
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Gerald O. Dial Mark Slade Blackwell Bill Holtzclaw J.T. Waggoner Arthur Orr Bryan Taylor Clay Scofield Paul Bussman Gerald H. Allen Jerry L. Fielding Del Marsh Scott Beason Phillip W. Williams Trip Pittman Jimmy Holley Paul Sanford Dick Brewbaker Cam Ward
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Employment regulation, counties, municipalities, or other political subdivision may not require employers to grant vacation or other leave to employees
Summary: SB313 would bar local governments from forcing private employers to provide vacation or other leave beyond what state or federal law requires.
What This Bill Does
It prevents counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions from enacting or enforcing rules that require an employer to give vacation or any leave that is not legally required. It also bars requiring payment for such leave unless law already requires it. There is an exception for mandates relating to vacation or leave for the subdivision's own employees. Any local rule that conflicts with this act is void, and the act becomes effective immediately after the governor signs it into law.

Who It Affects
Private employers that operate in Alabama: cannot be forced by local governments to provide extra vacation or leave beyond state or federal requirements.
Counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions in Alabama: are limited by the act and cannot impose additional leave mandates on private employers; any conflicting local ordinances are void.

Key Provisions
Section 1 defines 'employee' as someone employed in the state and 'employer' as a person or entity employing one or more people in the state.
Section 2(a): Prohibits local subdivisions from enacting or enforcing rules requiring an employer to provide vacation or leave beyond what state or federal law requires, and from requiring compensation for such leave.
Section 2(b): The prohibition does not apply to mandates relating to vacation or leave for the subdivision's own employees.
Section 3: Any local ordinance, policy, rule, or mandate that conflicts with this act is void.
Section 4: The act becomes effective immediately after the governor's approval or once it becomes law.

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Subjects: Employment