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  6. HB388 Alabama 2018 Session

HB388 Alabama 2018 Session

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Signed by Governor

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Thad McClammy
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Military Family Jobs Opportunity Act, professional licensing boards required to issue licenses and certificates to military spouses who hold licenses and certificates from other states, required to issue temporary licenses and certificates in certain instances when other state has lesser requirements, Sec. 31-1-6 am'd.
Description

To amend Section 31-1-6, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the issuance of professional licenses and certificates to the spouses of active duty military personnel; to name the section the Military Family Jobs Opportunity Act; to require the adoption of rules to implement the issuance of and acknowledgement of professional licenses and certificates obtained in other jurisdictions by the spouses of active duty military personnel, if the issuing state has licensing criteria that is greater than or substantially similar to that of Alabama; to provide for the issuance of temporary licenses and certificates under certain circumstances; and to specifically exclude from the act any license or registration issued by the Securities Commission under the Alabama Securities Act and the practice of any profession regulated by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, Board of Dental Examiners, State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, and State Board of Medical Examiners.

Subjects
Military

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
March 27, 2018 H Delivered to Governor at 6:10 p.m. on March 28, 2018.
March 27, 2018 H Assigned Act No. 2018-540.
March 27, 2018 H Clerk of the House Certification
March 27, 2018 S Signature Requested
March 27, 2018 H Enrolled
March 27, 2018 S Concurred in Second House Amendment
March 27, 2018 H Drake motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1085
March 27, 2018 H Concurrence Requested
March 21, 2018 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1061
March 21, 2018 S Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1060
March 21, 2018 S Veterans and Military Affairs Amendment Offered
March 21, 2018 S Third Reading Passed
March 19, 2018 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
March 5, 2018 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
February 26, 2018 H Engrossed
February 26, 2018 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 506
February 26, 2018 H Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 505
February 26, 2018 H Beech Amendment Offered
February 26, 2018 H McClammy motion to Table adopted Roll Call 504
February 26, 2018 H Military and Veterans Affairs Amendment Offered
February 26, 2018 H Third Reading Passed
February 14, 2018 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
February 7, 2018 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Military and Veterans Affairs

Bill Text

Download HB388 Alabama 2018 Session PDF

Bill Votes

McClammy motion to Table
2018-02-27
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2018-02-27
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2018-02-27
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2018-03-22
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Dial motion to Adopt
2018-03-22
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Drake motion to Concur In and Adopt
2018-03-28
Chamber: House
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text HB388 Alabama 2018 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text HB388 Alabama 2018 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text HB388 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature

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