HB112 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ron Johnson
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2011
Title: Law enforcement officers, death and disability benefits for municipal police officers, state troopers and certain other state law enforcement officers, extended to all law enforcement officers, definition of occupational disease to include cancer, AIDS, and hepatitis, Secs. 36-30-20, 36-30-21, 36-30-22, 36-30-23 am'd.
Summary: HB112 would extend death and disability benefits for occupational diseases to all law enforcement officers with arrest powers and add cancer, AIDS (HIV), and hepatitis to the covered diseases, while tying local funding to Amendment 621 requirements.
What This Bill Does
It expands eligibility to all state, municipal, and county law enforcement officers with arrest power. It adds cancer, AIDS/HIV, and hepatitis to the list of compensable occupational diseases, with specific evidence of exposure linked to the job. Benefits for disability or death would be treated the same as other service-connected cases, and officers could not also receive Workers' Compensation for the same disease. The bill includes reporting rules for exposures (5 days for sudden exposure; 90 days after diagnosis for long-term exposure) and establishes local funding triggers under Amendment 621, and it becomes effective after the specified waiting period.

Who It Affects
Law enforcement officers with arrest powers (state, city, and county) who would become eligible for death or disability benefits for cancer, AIDS/HIV, hepatitis and other covered occupational diseases, based on job-related exposure.
Local governments (cities and counties) and the state, which could face new or increased costs to fund these benefits and must comply with funding requirements under Amendment 621 (local approval or state funding when appropriate).

Key Provisions
Expands coverage to any full-time law enforcement officer with arrest power employed by the state, a municipality, or a county.
Broadens 'occupational disease' to include cancer, AIDS/HIV, and hepatitis, with conditions tying disease to significant job-related exposure.
Treats disability and death from these diseases as service-connected benefits, but prohibits receiving Workers' Compensation for the same disease.
Requires reporting of exposures: sudden exposure reported within 5 days; long-term exposure reported within 90 days of conclusive diagnosis or linkage.
Adds local funding considerations under Amendment 621: new or increased local expenditures require a 2/3 vote, local entity approval, or state appropriation/funding.
Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage/approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Law Enforcement Officers