Senate Bill 86
2025 Regular Session
Enacted
Bill Info and Details
Bill Details
| Subject | Labor & Employment |
|---|---|
| Title | Labor and employment, independent contractors, establishment of portable benefits accounts |
| Status | Enacted |
| Last Action | 4/10/2025 - Senate Enacted - 2025-119 |
| Committees | |
| First Read | 2/4/2025 |
| Cosponsors | Albritton (G) |
| Date | Body | Matter | Amd/Sub | Committee | Vote | Legislative Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/10/2025 | Senate | Enacted | 21 | |||
4/3/2025 | House | Signature Requested | 18 | |||
4/3/2025 | Senate | Delivered to Governor | 18 | |||
4/2/2025 | Senate | Enrolled | ||||
4/1/2025 | Senate | Ready to Enroll | 17 | |||
4/1/2025 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 591 | R 591 | 17 | ||
4/1/2025 | House | Third Reading in Second House | R 590 | 17 | ||
3/19/2025 | House | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar | Ways and Means Education | 15 | ||
3/19/2025 | House | Reported Out of Committee Second House | 15 | |||
2/12/2025 | House | Pending Committee Action in Second House | Ways and Means Education | 5 | ||
2/12/2025 | House | Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education | 5 | |||
2/11/2025 | Senate | Engrossed | 4 | |||
2/11/2025 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 44 | R 44 | 4 | ||
2/11/2025 | Senate | Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 43 | R 43 | 4 | ||
2/11/2025 | Senate | Orr 2nd Amendment Offered | 4 | |||
2/11/2025 | Senate | Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 42 | R 42 | 4 | ||
2/11/2025 | Senate | Orr 1st Amendment Offered | 4 | |||
2/11/2025 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | R 41 | 4 | ||
2/5/2025 | Senate | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar | Finance and Taxation General Fund | 2 | ||
2/5/2025 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin | 2 | |||
2/4/2025 | Senate | Pending Committee Action in House of Origin | Finance and Taxation General Fund | 1 | ||
2/4/2025 | Senate | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund | 1 |
Date
4/10/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Enacted
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
21
Date
4/3/2025
Body
House
Matter
Signature Requested
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
18
Date
4/3/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Delivered to Governor
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
18
Date
4/2/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Enrolled
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
Date
4/1/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Ready to Enroll
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
17
Date
4/1/2025
Body
House
Matter
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 591
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 591
Legislative Day
17
Date
4/1/2025
Body
House
Matter
Third Reading in Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 590
Legislative Day
17
Date
3/19/2025
Body
House
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Ways and Means Education
Vote
Legislative Day
15
Date
3/19/2025
Body
House
Matter
Reported Out of Committee Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
15
Date
2/12/2025
Body
House
Matter
Pending Committee Action in Second House
Amd/Sub
Committee
Ways and Means Education
Vote
Legislative Day
5
Date
2/12/2025
Body
House
Matter
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
5
Date
2/11/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Engrossed
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
4
Date
2/11/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 44
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 44
Legislative Day
4
Date
2/11/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 43
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 43
Legislative Day
4
Date
2/11/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 42
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 42
Legislative Day
4
Date
2/11/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Third Reading in House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
R 41
Legislative Day
4
Date
2/5/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Amd/Sub
Committee
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Vote
Legislative Day
2
Date
2/5/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
2
Date
2/4/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Amd/Sub
Committee
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Vote
Legislative Day
1
Date
2/4/2025
Body
Senate
Matter
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
Amd/Sub
Committee
Vote
Legislative Day
1
Act No.
2025-119Effective Date Certain
This act is the Portable Benefits Act. This act adds Article 7 to Chapter 1 of Title 25, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) authorize independent contractors to establish portable benefit accounts to fund the purchase of one or more benefit plans, including, but not limited to, health benefits, income replacement insurance, life insurance, or retirement benefits; (2) provide for contributions to a portable benefit account; and (3) provide that contributions to portable benefit accounts are tax deductible as a business expense for a hiring party and as an adjustment to income for an individual.
Fiscal Notes
| Description |
|---|
Enacted |
Passed First Chamber |
Introduced |
Budget Isolation Resolutions
| BIR | Body | Date | Matter | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BIR223 | House | 4/1/2025 | Passed by Second House | R 590 |
BIR223 | Senate | 2/11/2025 | Passed by House of Origin | R 41 |
BIR
BIR223
Body
House
Date
4/1/2025
Matter
Passed by Second House
Vote
R 590
BIR
BIR223
Body
Senate
Date
2/11/2025
Matter
Passed by House of Origin
Vote
R 41