SB188 Alabama 2017 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, the maximum amount of benefits payable to an individual in a benefit year is the lesser of 26 times his or her weekly benefit amount and one-third of the wages paid to the individual for insured work during a base period
This bill would revise the maximum amount of benefits payable to an individual in a benefit year to be the lesser of 14 or 20 times his or her weekly benefit amount and one-fourth of the wages paid to the individual for insured work during a base period dependent upon the state's average unemployment rate
This bill would revise the maximum weekly benefit amount to an amount that is an equal division of the current weeks compensated of the average of the wages for insured work paid to the individual during the two quarters of his or her base period in which the total wages were the highest
To amend Sections 25-4-72 and 25-4-74, Code of Alabama 1975, to change the maximum amount of benefits payable to the lesser of 14 or 20 times his or her weekly benefit amount and one-fourth of the wages paid to the individual for insured work during a base period dependent upon the state's average unemployment rate; and to change the maximum weekly benefit amount to an amount that is an equal division of the current weeks compensated of the average of the wages for insured work paid to the individual during the two quarters of his or her base period in which the total wages were the highest.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2017 | H | Pending third reading on day 26 Favorable from Commerce and Small Business |
| May 9, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 3, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Engrossed |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 875 |
| May 3, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Marsh motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 672 |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Marsh Amendment Offered |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 671 |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Amendment Offered |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| February 23, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 14, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 10, 2017 | Room 123 at 15:00 | House C&SB Hearing |
| Hearing | May 9, 2017 | Room 123 at 12:30 | House C&SB Hearing |
| Hearing | February 22, 2017 | Room 727 **Agenda Revised #2 added Sunset Bills** at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | February 22, 2017 | Room 727 **Agenda Revised ** at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
| Hearing | February 22, 2017 | Room 727 at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB188 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development first Amendment Offered |