HB600 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Steve ClouseRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission, membership, to include Commissioner of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Sec. 31-14-3 am'd.
Summary: HB 600 adds the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs to the Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission, increasing its membership from 19 to 20.
What This Bill Does
It amends Section 31-14-3 to raise the commission’s total membership from 19 to 20 and to add the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs as a member. The rest of the commission’s leadership and member categories stay the same, including the Lieutenant Governor as chair and two vice chairs (the Senate President Pro Tempore and the Speaker of the House). The commission will continue studying Department of Defense resources, their economic impact, and ways to promote job creation and military stability in Alabama, and it may accept gifts or donations to support its work; the act becomes effective immediately upon passage.

Who It Affects
The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs will join the commission as a voting member, bringing veterans' affairs interests into its discussions.
Existing and future members representing state agencies, the four major military facilities, and civic leaders will continue to participate; the addition simply adds a veterans affairs perspective to the mix.
Alabama communities and local businesses connected to Department of Defense resources may benefit indirectly from the commission’s ongoing analysis, annual reports, and recommendations aimed at strengthening job creation and military stability.

Key Provisions
Provision 1: Amends Section 31-14-3 to increase the commission’s membership from 19 to 20 and to add the Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs as a member.
Provision 2: Keeps the leadership structure with the Lieutenant Governor as chair and two vice chairs (the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House).
Provision 3: Lists remaining member categories (two House members, two Senate members, Adjutant General, Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, and four retired military or civic appointees as representatives from major bases and communities).
Provision 4: Authorizes the commission to accept gifts and be supported by the Military Stability Foundation; requires annual reporting to the Legislature; effective immediately upon passage.

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Subjects: Veterans' Affairs, State Department of