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 17, 2016 | H | Assigned Act No. 2016-86. |
| March 17, 2016 | H | Delivered to Secretary of State at 12:33 p.m. on March 17, 2016. |
| March 17, 2016 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| March 17, 2016 | S | Signature Requested |
| March 17, 2016 | H | Enrolled |
| March 17, 2016 | H | Passed Second House |
| March 17, 2016 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 425 |
| March 17, 2016 | S | Rules Petition to Cease adopted Roll Call 424 |
| March 17, 2016 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 10, 2016 | S | Dial motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote |
| March 10, 2016 | S | Third Reading Carried Over |
| March 1, 2016 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 18, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| February 17, 2016 | H | Engrossed |
| February 17, 2016 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 37 |
| February 17, 2016 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 16, 2016 | H | Motion to Reconsider adopted Roll Call 27 |
| February 16, 2016 | H | Hammon motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 26 |
| February 16, 2016 | H | Mooney motion to Reconsider offered |
| February 16, 2016 | H | Third Reading Pending |
| February 11, 2016 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass lost Roll Call 18 |
| February 11, 2016 | H | Forte motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 17 |
| February 11, 2016 | H | Mooney motion to Table adopted Roll Call 16 |
| February 11, 2016 | H | Knight Amendment Offered |
| February 11, 2016 | H | Mooney motion to Table adopted Roll Call 15 |
| February 11, 2016 | H | Moore (M) Amendment Offered |
| February 11, 2016 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 14 |
| February 11, 2016 | H | Constitution, Campaigns and Elections first Substitute Offered |
| February 11, 2016 | H | Lost in house of origin |
| February 3, 2016 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute |
| February 2, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 8, 2016 | Room 727 at 13:30 | Senate RULES Hearing |
| Hearing | March 1, 2016 | Room 727 ** Time Change** at 13:00 | Senate FR&ED Public Hearing |
| Hearing | March 1, 2016 | Room 727 ** Time Change** at 11:30 | Senate FR&ED Public Hearing |
| Hearing | March 1, 2016 | Room 727 at 11:00 | Senate FR&ED Public Hearing |
| Hearing | February 24, 2016 | Room 727** Revised-Bill Removed** at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Public Hearing |
| Hearing | February 24, 2016 | Room 727 ** Revised Public Hearing Added ** at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Public Hearing |
| Hearing | February 24, 2016 | Room 727 at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | February 3, 2016 | 123 (REVISED) at 09:00 | House CC&E Public Hearing |
| Hearing | February 3, 2016 | 123 at 09:00 | House CC&E Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB37 Alabama 2016 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB37 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |