SB 92 — Compensation, unemployment, to increase the possible weekly benefit, to lower weeks of unemployment benefits from 26 to 14 to 20 based on the unemployment rate in the recipient's county of residence, and to provide for additional benefits for persons undertaking job training or certification, Secs. 25-4-72, 25-4-74 am'd.
Last action — Commerce and Small Business first Substitute Offered
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Compensation, unemployment, to lower weeks of unemployment benefits from 26 to 14 based on the state average unemployment rate-
Bill Text
Action History
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Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Sponsors
- Arthur Orr · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| D | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 21 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 24% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Blackwell | — | Yea |
| Brewbaker | — | Not Voting |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Nay |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Hightower | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Nay |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Nay |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Nay |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Nay |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Nay |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 0% | 0% | 26% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Blackwell | — | Yea |
| Brewbaker | — | Not Voting |
| Bussman | — | Not Voting |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Hightower | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Not Voting |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Not Voting |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 92 do?
- Compensation, unemployment, to lower weeks of unemployment benefits from 26 to 14 based on the state average unemployment rate-
- Who sponsors SB 92?
- SB 92 is sponsored by Arthur Orr (R).
- What is the current status of SB 92?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 92?
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