HB30 Alabama 2015 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, firefighters and law enforcement peace officers are eligible for compensation for death or disability from certain occupational diseases.
This bill would provide that the families of a firefighter or law enforcement peace officer who currently serves or previously served and dies as a result of an occupational disease are eligible to receive the state death benefit as if the firefighter or law enforcement peace officer died in the performance of his or her duties.
This bill would further provide that any application for the state death benefit that was submitted after April 29, 2010, and was denied because the decedent was not employed as a firefighter or law enforcement peace officer on the date of death may be resubmitted within six months of this bill becoming law and the awarding authority is permitted to reconsider and to grant the application.
To amend Section 36-30-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to firefighters and law enforcement peace officers; to provide that the families of a firefighter or law enforcement peace officer who currently serves or previously served and dies as a result of an occupational disease are eligible to receive the state death benefit as if the firefighter or law enforcement peace officer died in the performance of his or her duties; and to further provide that any application for the state death benefit that was submitted after April 29, 2010, and was denied because the decedent was not employed as a firefighter or law enforcement peace officer on the date of death may be resubmitted within six months of this bill becoming law and the awarding authority is permitted to reconsider and to grant the application.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2015 | H | Delivered to Governor at 10:24 a.m. on May 21, 2015. |
| May 21, 2015 | H | Assigned Act No. 2015-257. |
| May 21, 2015 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 21, 2015 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Enrolled |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Passed Second House |
| May 19, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1013 |
| May 19, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 28, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 14, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
| April 14, 2015 | H | Engrossed |
| April 14, 2015 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 366 |
| April 14, 2015 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 365 |
| April 14, 2015 | H | Treadaway Amendment Offered |
| April 14, 2015 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 18, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 3, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | HB30 Alabama 2015 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB30 Alabama 2015 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB30 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |
Source: Alabama Legislature