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  1. Bama Politics
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  6. HB 455

HB 455

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Calendar
  • 4 Bill Text
  • 5 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Prince Chestnut
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Military leave of absence, private right of action against violators, created, prohibit discrimination against members of the uniformed services for exercising his or her rights, Secs. 31-2-13.1, 31-2-13.2 added; Sec. 31-2-13 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, all officers and employees of the State of Alabama, or other agency or political subdivision of the State of Alabama, or officers or employees of any public or private business or industry who are active members of the Alabama National Guard, Naval Militia, the Alabama State Guard organized in lieu of the National Guard, the Civil Air Patrol, the National Disaster Medical System, or of any other reserve component of the uniformed services of the United States, are entitled to military leave of absence from their respective civil duties and occupations on all days that they are engaged in field or coast defense or other training or on other service ordered under the National Defense Act, the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, or of the federal laws governing the United States reserves, without loss of pay, time, efficiency rating, annual vacation, or sick leave

This bill would create a private right of action against violators of this existing law

This bill would prohibit discrimination against any member of the uniformed services for exercising his or her rights as provided by law

Relating to military leave of absence; to amend Section 31-2-13, Code of Alabama 1975, to create a private right of action against violators of the military leave of absence law; and to add Sections 31-2-13.1 and 31-2-13.2 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit discrimination against any member of the uniformed services for exercising his or her rights as provided by law.

Subjects
Military

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
May 14, 2019 H Pending third reading on day 20 Favorable from Military and Veterans Affairs with 1 substitute
May 14, 2019 H Military and Veterans Affairs first Substitute Offered
May 14, 2019 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
April 16, 2019 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Military and Veterans Affairs

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing May 14, 2019 Joint Briefing Room at 12:00 House M&VA Hearing
Hearing May 7, 2019 ROOM 429 (REVISED PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE & HB560) at 00:00 House M&VA Hearing
Hearing May 7, 2019 ROOM 429 (REVISED PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE & HB460) at 00:00 House M&VA Hearing
Hearing May 7, 2019 ROOM 429 (REVISED PLEASE NOTE ROOM CHANGE) at 00:00 House M&VA Hearing
Hearing April 24, 2019 8th Floor Joint Briefing Room at 10:30 House M&VA Hearing

Bill Text

Download HB 455 PDF

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text HB 455 - Introduced
Bill Amendments House Military and Veterans Affairs first Amendment Offered
Bill Amendments House Military and Veterans Affairs first Substitute Offered
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