Hearing
Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 13:00:00
Senate Bill 55 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Jan 16, 2026
Senate Bill 55 Alabama 2026 Session
Senate Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2026 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Will Barfoot SenatorRepublican - Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Military spouses; preference in hiring and promoting in state service further provided for; preference authorized for political subdivisions, private employers
- Description
Under existing law, the spouses of certain military veterans are provided additional points on open competitive employment tests for positions in the classified state service.
This bill would require the spouses of active duty service members to have additional points added to their ratings for these positions.
This bill would authorize political subdivisions of the state and private employers to grant veterans and their spouses and spouses of active duty service members preference in hiring and promotion.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- Military
Bill Actions
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Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
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Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
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Pending Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety
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Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety
Calendar
Bill Text
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
Senate Bill 55 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Source: Alabama Legislature