SB244 Alabama 2012 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
National Guard, active military service, compensation for injury or death, coverage under State Employees Injury Compensation Fund, Sec.36-29A-1 am'd; Sec. 31-2-85 repealed. (2012-20142)
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, members of the Alabama
National Guard or Alabama State Defense Force, who
as a direct result of active military state service
are wounded, injured, disabled, or killed, are
entitled to receive medical care and other
compensation for injury, disability, or death</p><p class="bill_description">
Payment of any claim is paid through appropriations
to the State Military Department. State employees
who are injured or suffer death on the job are
covered under the State Employees Injury
Compensation Program operated by the Division of
Risk Management of the State Finance Department</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that members of the
Alabama National Guard or Alabama State Defense
Force who are injured or suffer death as a direct
result of active military service would be covered
under the State Employees Injury Compensation
Program in the same manner as state employees and
the existing law would be repealed. This bill also
provides authority for the Military Department to
pay medical expenses for members of the National
Guard or Alabama State Defense Force who become ill
during or have minor injuries as a direct result of
active military service for the state before
entering the State Employees Injury Compensation
Program</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to the State Military Department and
members of the Alabama National Guard; to amend Section
36-29A-1 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the State
Employees Injury Compensation Program, to provide that members
of the Alabama National Guard and Alabama State Defense Force
who suffer personal injury as a direct result of active
military service for the state would be covered by the
program; to authorize the Military Department to pay medical
expenses for members of the National Guard or Alabama State
Defense Force who become ill during active military service or
have minor injuries as a direct result of active military
service for the state before entering the State Employees
Injury Compensation Program; and to repeal Section 31-2-85 of
the Code of Alabama 1975, providing compensation for injury,
disability, or death of a member of the Alabama National Guard
or Alabama State Defense Force.
</p>
Subjects
Military
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2012 | Delivered to Governor on May 3, 2012 at 4:55 p.m. | |
| May 3, 2012 | Assigned Act No. 2012-333. | |
| May 3, 2012 | Enrolled | |
| May 3, 2012 | Signature Requested | |
| May 3, 2012 | Passed Second House | |
| May 3, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1219 | |
| May 3, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| March 8, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| February 28, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Military and Veterans Affairs | |
| February 28, 2012 | Engrossed | |
| February 28, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 184 | |
| February 28, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 183 | |
| February 28, 2012 | Veterans and Military Affairs first Substitute Offered | |
| February 28, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| February 16, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and | |
| February 8, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Veterans and Military Affairs |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB244 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB244 Alabama 2012 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB244 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled |