SB464 Alabama 2012 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Firefighters, death or disability benefits for occupational disease for state firefighters, definition of occupational diseases expanded for municipal firefighters to include a cerebral vascular accident or stroke, Sec. 11-43-144 am'd
Description
<p class="bill_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</p><p class="bill_description">
Also, the term "firefighter's occupational disease"
does not include cerebral vascular accident or
stroke</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would include a cerebral vascular
accident or stroke in the definition of a municipal
firefighter's occupational disease</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill also would provide death or
disability benefits due to occupational disease as
defined for a firefighter employed by the state</p><p class="bill_description">
The bill would also specify that, if a firefighter
suffers from heart disease, hypertension,
respiratory disease, cerebral vascular accident or
stroke, 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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 11-43-144, Code of Alabama 1975, to
include a cerebral vascular accident or stroke in the
definition of a municipal firefighter's occupational disease;
to provide death and disability benefits due to certain
occupational diseases for firefighters employed by the state;
to further define firefighter's occupational disease; and to
provide that 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.
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Subjects
Firefighters
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2012 | Conference Committee on SB464 2012RS first Substitute Offered | |
| May 16, 2012 | Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1455 | |
| May 16, 2012 | Conference Report | |
| May 16, 2012 | Conference Committee Appointed | |
| May 16, 2012 | Clouse motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 1547 House appoints Barton, Long and Laird | |
| May 16, 2012 | Conference Committee Requested | |
| May 10, 2012 | Brooks motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 1375 P&PO appoints Brooks, Ward and Smitherman | |
| May 10, 2012 | Concurrence Requested | |
| May 10, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1513 | |
| May 10, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1512 | |
| May 10, 2012 | Bracy Amendment Offered | |
| May 10, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1511 | |
| May 10, 2012 | Barton Amendment Offered | |
| May 10, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| May 2, 2012 | Reported from Public Safety and Homeland Security as Favorable | |
| April 24, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security | |
| April 24, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 739 | |
| April 24, 2012 | B.I.R. adopted Roll Call 738 | |
| April 24, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| April 19, 2012 | Marsh motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote | |
| April 19, 2012 | Third Reading Carried Over | |
| April 10, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| April 5, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
2012-05-12
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB464 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |