HB169 Alabama 2021 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, the Department of Labor is responsible for surface mining reclamation, abandoned mine reclamation, and unemployment compensation
This bill would update definitions and correct references to the Secretary of Labor, would specify that a departmental employee, rather than a registered forester, perform certain inspections, and would increase the amount of funds retained in the Special Abandoned Mine Reclamation Trust Fund in the State Treasury, from appropriated funds granted annually by the U.S. Department of the Interior, from 10 to 30 percent
This bill would conform language relating to unemployment compensation benefit years beginning on or after July 2, 2006
This bill would also require the department, during a statewide state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor or the Legislature, to work with the federal government in maximizing unemployment compensation benefits
Relating to the Department of Labor; to amend Sections 9-16-2, 9-16-8 and 9-16-135, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the Alabama Surface Mining Act of 1969, and abandoned mine reclamation, to update definitions; to correct references to the Secretary of Labor; to specify that a departmental employee, rather than a registered forester, perform certain inspections; and to increase the amount of funds retained in the Special Abandoned Mine Reclamation Trust Fund in the State Treasury, from appropriated funds granted annually by the U.S. Department of the Interior, from 10 to 30 percent; to amend Section 25-4-72, as amended by Act 2019-204, 2019 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to unemployment compensation, to conform language relating to benefit years beginning on or after July 2, 2006; to add Sections 25-4-59 and 25-4-153 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that procedures provided in Article 3 and Article 7 of Chapter 4, of Title 25 are exclusive; and to require the department, during a statewide state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor or the Legislature, to work with the federal government in maximizing unemployment compensation benefits.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 11, 2021 | H | Assigned Act No. 2021-6. |
| February 11, 2021 | H | Delivered to Governor at 12:01 p.m. on February 11, 2021. |
| February 11, 2021 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| February 11, 2021 | S | Signature Requested |
| February 11, 2021 | H | Enrolled |
| February 11, 2021 | H | Passed Second House |
| February 11, 2021 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 167 |
| February 11, 2021 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 10, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 9, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| February 9, 2021 | H | Wheeler intended to vote Yea |
| February 9, 2021 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 14 |
| February 9, 2021 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 4, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 2, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | February 10, 2021 | Room 825 at 15:00 | Senate FRED Hearing |
| Hearing | February 4, 2021 | Room 206 at 09:30 | House SG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB169 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB169 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB169 for State Government |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB169 for Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |