SB 231 — Labor organizations, employer's eligibility for economic development incentives conditioned upon employer refraining from certain practices relating to labor organizations, oversight provided

SB231 ENGROSSEDENROLLED SB231 YFCJ2N6-2ZVUBWKK-2 By Senators Orr, Jones, Roberts, Hovey, Allen, Weaver RFD:

19-Mar-24 Page 0 SB231 EngrossedEnrolled 2Enrolled, 4An AAct, BILL3 TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 9 Relating to labor organizations;

(a) For purposes of this act,section, the following words have the following meanings:

A grant, loan, or tax credit provided by the state or local government to an employer, not including any incentive made pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 23 of Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975.

§3402.§ 3402.

The same meaning as provided in Page 1 SB231 Engrossed Section 25-7-2, Code of Alabama 1975.

The activity or enterprise for which an Page 1 SB231 Enrolled employer receives an economic development incentive.

(2) Voluntarily discloses an employee's personal contact information to a labor organization,organization or third party acting on behalf of a labor organization,organization without the employee's prior written consent, unless otherwise required by state or federal law.

(c) An employer that engages in any activity prohibited Pageby 2subsection SB231(b) Engrossedwhich byhas subsectionreceived (b)an economic development incentive for any project shall be required to repay all economic development incentives received over the life of the project.

(d) ThisSubsection section(b) shall not apply to any agreementemployer betweenor thePage state2 andSB231 anEnrolled employersubcontractor executedthat priordoes tonot Januarydirectly 1,receive 2025.an economic development incentive.

(e) This section shall not apply to any employeragreement withbetween athe collectivestate bargainingand unit where an employer, asor ofbetween October 1, 2024, has entered into a collectivecounty bargainingor agreementmunicipality forand thatan collectiveemployer, bargainingexecuted unitprior with a labor organization or to whichJanuary a1, secret2025. ballot election has already occurred under applicable federal law.

(f) TheThis Alabamasection Departmentshall ofnot Revenueapply mayto investigateany potentialemployer violationswith ofa subsectioncollective (b)bargaining ofunit Sectionwhere 1an andemployer, enforceas of the provisionseffective date of this section.act, has entered into a collective bargaining agreement for that collective bargaining unit with a labor organization or to which a secret ballot election has already occurred under applicable federal law.

(g) The Alabama Department of Revenue or administering agency of the incentive may investigate potential violations of subsection (b) and enforce this section.

This act shall become effective onimmediately. October 1, 2024.

Page 3 SB231 EngrossedEnrolled Senate74 Read76 for78 the________________________________________________ firstPresident time and referredPresiding ................19-Mar-24Officer toof the Senate committee82 on84 Fiscal________________________________________________ ResponsibilitySpeaker andof Economicthe DevelopmentHouse Readof forRepresentatives 87 SB231 Senate 16-Apr-24 I hereby certify that the secondwithin timeAct andoriginated placedin ................04-Apr-24and onpassed the calendar:Senate, as amended.

amendment93 ReadSenate for07-May-24 theI thirdhereby timecertify andthat passedthe ................16-Apr-24within asAct amendedoriginated Yeasin 23and Nayspassed 5the AbstainsSenate, 0as Patrickamended Harris,by Secretary.Conference Committee Report.

Page97 4Patrick Harris, Secretary.

House of Representatives Passed:

23-Apr-24, as amended.

House of Representatives Passed:

07-May-24, as amended by Conference Committee Report.

By:

Senator Orr Page 4