AL SB55

Spouses of active duty service members receive 5 additional points on state classified service employment tests; spouses of veterans with service-connected disabilities and surviving spouses of service members who died in the line of duty receive 10 additional points

Counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions are authorized to grant hiring and promotion preferences to veterans, spouses of veterans, spouses of active duty service members, and surviving spouses of deceased veterans

Private employers may voluntarily adopt written veterans' preference policies for hiring and promotion decisions, applicable to veterans, their spouses, and spouses of active duty service members

Private employers implementing voluntary veterans' preference policies must notify the Alabama Department of Workforce, which will maintain a public registry on its website

Effective date: October 1, 2026