SB97 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bill Holtzclaw
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: National Guard, including national guard members from other states, rights to reemployment, Sec. 31-12-2 am'd.
Summary: SB97 expands federal reemployment and civil relief protections to National Guard members from other states serving in Alabama and clarifies when those protections apply.
What This Bill Does
Extends the protections of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to National Guard members from other states who are employed in Alabama when they are called to active duty. Specifies that these protections apply when the guard member is called to state active duty for 30 consecutive days or when they are on federally funded duty not for training, and it becomes law on the first day of the third month after the governor signs it.

Who It Affects
Alabama National Guard members (and National Guard members from other states employed in Alabama) who are called to state active duty or federally funded duty, who would gain USERRA and SCRA protections for reemployment and related rights.
Employers in Alabama who hire National Guard members, who must comply with these reemployment and relief protections when those guards are called to duty.

Key Provisions
Extends USERRA and SCRA protections to out-of-state National Guard members employed in Alabama when they are called to state active duty (30 consecutive days) or on federally funded duty not for training.
Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after it is passed and approved by the Governor.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Military