Hearing
Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 12:00:00
HB307 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 17, 2026
High Interest
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Rick RehmRepresentativeRepublican- 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
H
Enacted
H
Enacted
S
Signature Requested
H
Delivered to Governor
H
Enrolled
H
Ready to Enroll
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1325
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee Second House
S
Pending Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety
H
Engrossed
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 712
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 711 4UFNBI3-1
H
Military and Veterans' Affairs Engrossed Substitute Offered 4UFNBI3-1
H
Third Reading in House of Origin
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Military and Veterans' Affairs 4UFNBI3-1
H
Pending House Military and Veterans' Affairs
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs
Calendar
Hearing
House Military and Veterans' Affairs Hearing
Room 429 at 10:00:00
Bill Text
Votes
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
105
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
105
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 712
Yes
103
Absent
2
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 711 4UFNBI3-1
Yes
104
Absent
1
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1325
Yes
29
Absent
6
Documents
Bill Text (Enrolled)
HB307 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB307 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB307 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Amendment
House Military and Veterans' Affairs Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature