HB37 Alabama 2016 Session
Bill Summary
This bill proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, relating to the right to work.
This proposed amendment would declare that it is the public policy of Alabama that the right of persons to work may not be denied or abridged on account of membership or nonmembership in a labor union or labor organization.
This proposed amendment would prohibit an agreement to deny the right to work, or condition of prospective employment, on account of membership or nonmembership in a labor union or labor organization.
This proposed amendment would prohibit an employer from requiring its employees to abstain from union membership as a condition of employment.
This proposed amendment would provide that an employer may not require a person, as a condition of employment or continuation of employment, to pay dues, fees, or other charges of any kind to any labor union or labor organization.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended; to declare that it is the public policy of Alabama that the right of persons to work may not be denied or abridged on account of membership or nonmembership in a labor union or labor organization; to prohibit an agreement to deny the right to work, or condition of prospective employment, on account of membership or nonmembership in a labor union or labor organization; to prohibit an employer from requiring its employee to abstain from union membership as a condition of employment; and to provide that an employer may not require a person, as a condition of employment or continuation of employment, to pay dues, fees, or other charges of any kind to any labor union or labor organization.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 16, 2016 | H | Assigned Act No. 2016-86. |
| March 16, 2016 | H | Delivered to Secretary of State at 12:33 p.m. on March 17, 2016. |
| March 16, 2016 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| March 16, 2016 | S | Signature Requested |
| March 16, 2016 | H | Enrolled |
| March 16, 2016 | H | Passed Second House |
| March 16, 2016 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 425 |
| March 16, 2016 | S | Rules Petition to Cease adopted Roll Call 424 |
| March 16, 2016 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 9, 2016 | S | Dial motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote |
| March 9, 2016 | S | Third Reading Carried Over |
| February 29, 2016 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 17, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| February 16, 2016 | H | Engrossed |
| February 16, 2016 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 37 |
| February 16, 2016 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 15, 2016 | H | Motion to Reconsider adopted Roll Call 27 |
| February 15, 2016 | H | Hammon motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 26 |
| February 15, 2016 | H | Mooney motion to Reconsider offered |
| February 15, 2016 | H | Third Reading Pending |
| February 10, 2016 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass lost Roll Call 18 |
| February 10, 2016 | H | Forte motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 17 |
| February 10, 2016 | H | Mooney motion to Table adopted Roll Call 16 |
| February 10, 2016 | H | Knight Amendment Offered |
| February 10, 2016 | H | Mooney motion to Table adopted Roll Call 15 |
| February 10, 2016 | H | Moore (M) Amendment Offered |
| February 10, 2016 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 14 |
| February 10, 2016 | H | Constitution, Campaigns and Elections first Substitute Offered |
| February 10, 2016 | H | Lost in house of origin |
| February 2, 2016 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute |
| February 1, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB37 Alabama 2016 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB37 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |
Source: Alabama Legislature