SB322 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Greg J. Reed
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Labor Dept., department head title changed from Commissioner of Labor to Secretary of Labor, Secs. 25-2-1.1, 25-2-6 am'd.
Summary: The bill replaces the title of Alabama's Department of Labor head from Commissioner of Labor to Secretary of Labor and updates related references.
What This Bill Does
It changes the official title of the department head to Secretary of Labor while keeping duties and appointment processes the same. It updates cross-references in the law so references to the old titles now point to the Department of Labor and the Secretary of Labor. It preserves the head’s role as advisor to the Governor and Legislature and the administration of the department, and it sets appointment, oath, bond, and salary terms as prescribed by the Governor. It takes effect on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects
The Alabama Department of Labor and its leadership, who will be led by the Secretary of Labor (instead of the Commissioner of Labor) with largely the same duties and funding structure.
State government and legal references (including the Governor, Legislature, and other laws and agencies) that reference the department or its head, which will now reference the Secretary of Labor and the Department of Labor.

Key Provisions
Amends Sections 25-2-1.1 and 25-2-6 to rename the head of the Department of Labor from Commissioner of Labor to Secretary of Labor and adjust related references.
The Secretary of Labor is appointed by the Governor, serves at the Governor's pleasure, must take an oath, post a bond, and have a salary set by the Governor, with funding from both state and federal sources as applicable; full-time dedication and restrictions on holding other offices.
All legal references to the Department of Industrial Relations, Department of Labor, Commissioner of Labor, or Secretary of Labor are to be read as referring to the Department of Labor and the Secretary of Labor created by this act.
The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage.

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Subjects: Labor Department