HB5 Alabama 2012 1st Special Session

Updated Jan 10, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Laura HallRepresentative
Democrat
Co-Sponsors: Jim Patterson Ed Henry Dan Williams Lynn Greer Terri Collins Phil Williams Howard Sanderford Mike Ball Mac McCutcheon Randy Davis Alan Harper Wayne Johnson
Session: First Special Session 2012
Title: Economic Development, tax increment district, Major 21st Century Manufacturing Zone authorized in Class 3 municipalities, development of distressed areas, tax credit required, Secs. 11-99-1, 11-99-2, 11-99-4, 11-99-5, 11-99-6, 11-99-8, 11-99-10 am'd
Description: Under existing law, there are specific compensation provisions for the death or disability due to occupational disease of a firefighter employed by a city. However, there are no specific compensation provisions for state firefighters.
This bill would provide death or disability benefits due to occupational disease as defined for a firefighter employed by the state. This bill would also specify that, if a firefighter suffers from heart disease, hypertension, respiratory disease, cancer, HIV, or hepatitis, the state must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the condition was caused by some means other than the occupation to disqualify the firefighter from benefits.
Subjects: Economic Development

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Constitution, Campaigns and Elections