SB150 Alabama 2022 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, for purposes of wage reporting and taxation, workers are generally classified as either an employee of a business entity or an independent contractor
Also under existing law, the term "employment" is defined, and various exclusions from the defined term are also included
This bill would further provide for the definition of "employment" to exclude certain marketplace contractors who work for certain marketplace platforms, such as Uber, Grubhub, Lyft, Waitr, etc., to clarify that under state law, these workers are not employees, but instead operate as independent contractors
This bill would repeal certain requirements imposed on the Department of Labor during a state of emergency
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style
Relating to industrial relations and labor; to amend Section 25-4-10, Code of Alabama 1975, to exclude certain marketplace contractors who work for certain marketplace platforms from the definition of employment; to repeal Section f Act 2021-6, 2021 Regular Session, now appearing as Section 25-4-121, Code of Alabama 1975; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2022 | S | Assigned Act No. 2022-197. |
| March 31, 2022 | H | Signature Requested |
| March 31, 2022 | S | Enrolled |
| March 31, 2022 | S | Second House Concurs in Executive Amendment |
| March 31, 2022 | H | Almond motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 815 |
| March 31, 2022 | H | House of Origin Concurs in Executive Amendment |
| March 30, 2022 | S | Orr motion to Concur in and Adopt adopted |
| March 30, 2022 | S | Executive Amendment Offered |
| March 17, 2022 | S | Enrolled |
| March 17, 2022 | H | Signature Requested |
| March 15, 2022 | S | Passed Second House |
| March 15, 2022 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 643 |
| March 15, 2022 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 9, 2022 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 16, 2022 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business |
| February 16, 2022 | S | Engrossed |
| February 15, 2022 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 257 |
| February 15, 2022 | S | Orr motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 256 |
| February 15, 2022 | S | Orr Amendment Offered |
| February 15, 2022 | S | Orr motion to Reconsider adopted Roll Call 255 |
| February 15, 2022 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 254 |
| February 15, 2022 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 9, 2022 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 1, 2022 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 9, 2022 | Room 418 at 15:00 | House C&SB Hearing |
| Hearing | February 9, 2022 | Room 825 at 12:30 | Senate FRED Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB150 Alabama 2022 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | SB150 Alabama 2022 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB150 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Orr Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Executive Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB150 for Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB150 for Commerce and Small Business |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB150 for |