SB 104 Alabama Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Composition of Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission

SB 104 amends Alabama law to expand the membership of the Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission by adding the chairs of two specific legislative committees: the House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee and the Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee. This change directly affects the commission’s composition, which currently includes 13 members representing legislative bodies, military leadership, state agencies, and community stakeholders. The bill’s key mechanism is a simple addition to the membership list in Section 31-14-3 of the Code of Alabama, requiring no new funding or programs. The commission’s purpose remains studying military resource stability and economic impacts, with the new members providing direct legislative committee perspective. The bill does not alter the commission’s duties, funding, or existing membership structure beyond these two additions.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 8 edits · Apr 10, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was finalized in enrolled form after being introduced, with substantive changes to the membership composition of the Alabama Job Creation and Military Stability Commission. The enrolled version adds two new representative seats for minority caucus members and expands the commission to include chairs of both House and Senate military/veterans committees, along with retired senior military personnel and civic leaders from communities impacted by military facilities.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from 13 members to 21 members, adding representation from minority caucuses, committee chairs, retired military personnel, and civic leaders to ensure broader stakeholder input on military stability and base relocations.

ELIGIBILITY

Added one representative from the minority caucus appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives to the commission membership.

Added the chair of the Alabama House Military and Veterans Affairs Committee as a commission member.

Added the chair of the Alabama Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety Committee as a commission member.

Added retired senior members of the Armed Forces from five major military facilities in Alabama (Redstone Arsenal, Anniston Army Depot, Maxwell Air Force Base including Gunter Annex, Fort Moore, and Fort Novosel), appointed by the Governor.

Added civic leaders with significant experience in military relocations from communities impacted by military facilities, appointed by the commission chair.

TIMELINE

Extended the transition period for existing commission members to serve until the quadrennium commencing in 2019, with new appointments after that date serving four-year terms.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for commission meetings to be open to the public with notice provided in accordance with the Alabama Open Meetings Act.

Added provision for Examiners of Public Accounts to provide assistance to the commission alongside other legislative support agencies.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 593

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Military and Veterans' Affairs)

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 116

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety)

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors