SB231 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Arthur OrrSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Labor organizations, employer's eligibility for economic development incentives conditioned upon employer refraining from certain practices relating to labor organizations, oversight provided

Summary

This bill makes an employer ineligible for economic development incentives if it engages in certain labor-organization practices, with repayment and oversight provisions.

What This Bill Does

It bars employers from recognizing a union based solely on signed authorization cards if a secret ballot could decide representation. It also prohibits voluntarily disclosing an employee's personal contact information to a labor organization or its agents without written consent, unless required by law, and forbids subcontractors from engaging in these prohibited activities. If an employer engages in any of these actions and has received an economic development incentive for any project, they must repay all incentives received over the life of the project. The bill also provides exemptions for pre-2025 agreements and for employers with existing collective bargaining agreements or where a secret ballot has already occurred, and it assigns enforcement to the Alabama Department of Revenue; it takes effect immediately.

Who It Affects

• Employers in Alabama seeking or receiving economic development incentives, who could lose eligibility or have to repay incentives if they engage in prohibited union-related practices.
• Labor organizations and employees, whose ability to seek representation and how employee information is shared could be affected by the bill's restrictions.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits eligibility for economic development incentives if an employer recognizes a labor organization solely on signed authorization cards when a secret ballot election could be used.
• Prohibits voluntarily disclosing an employee's personal contact information to a labor organization or third party acting on behalf of a labor organization without the employee's prior written consent, unless required by law.
• Bars requiring a subcontractor to engage in activities prohibited by the above points.
• Requires repayment of all economic development incentives received over the life of a project if the employer engages in prohibited activities.
• Provides exceptions for agreements executed before January 1, 2025, and for employers with existing collective bargaining agreements or where a secret ballot has already occurred; allows enforcement and investigation by the Alabama Department of Revenue.
• Effective immediately.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Labor & Employment