SB92 Alabama 2018 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Compensation, unemployment, to increase the possible weekly benefit, to lower weeks of unemployment benefits from 26 to 14 to 20 based on the unemployment rate in the recipient's county of residence, and to provide for additional benefits for persons undertaking job training or certification, Secs. 25-4-72, 25-4-74 am'd.
Description
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 county'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.
Subjects
Unemployment
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2018 | H | Commerce and Small Business first Substitute Offered |
| March 15, 2018 | H | Pending third reading on day 21 Favorable from Commerce and Small Business with 1 substitute |
| March 15, 2018 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| January 25, 2018 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business |
| January 25, 2018 | S | Engrossed |
| January 25, 2018 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 122 |
| January 25, 2018 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| January 25, 2018 | S | Orr motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| January 25, 2018 | S | Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 113 |
| January 25, 2018 | S | Smitherman Amendment Offered |
| January 25, 2018 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| January 23, 2018 | S | Orr motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote |
| January 23, 2018 | S | Third Reading Carried Over |
| January 11, 2018 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 9, 2018 | 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 | March 15, 2018 | Room 123 at 09:00 | House C&SB Hearing |
| Hearing | March 13, 2018 | Room 123 at 12:00 | House C&SB Hearing |
| Hearing | March 7, 2018 | Room 123 at 15:00 | House C&SB Hearing |
| Hearing | February 14, 2018 | Room 123 at 15:00 | House C&SB Hearing |
| Hearing | January 10, 2018 | Room 727 at 15:00 | Senate FR&ED Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB92 Alabama 2018 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB92 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Smitherman Amendment Offered |