HB30 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Allen TreadawayRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Firefighters, law enforcement officers, families eligible to receive death benefit as if the person died in the line of duty, resubmission of denied applications and extension of statute of limitations, Sec. 36-30-2 am'd.
Summary: HB30 expands the state death benefit to cover deaths from occupational diseases for firefighters and law enforcement, and lets certain post-2010 denied claims be reconsidered.
What This Bill Does
It amends the rules so families of firefighters and officers who die from occupational diseases can receive the state death benefit as if the death happened in the line of duty. The benefit is set at $100,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) and paid from the State Treasury, with eligibility requiring service and medical exam criteria. It also allows certain claims denied after 2010—where the decedent was not employed at death—to be resubmitted within six months of the act taking effect, with the awarding authority able to reconsider and grant the benefit.

Who It Affects
Families and dependents of firefighters or law enforcement officers who die from occupational diseases receive the state death benefit as if the death occurred in the line of duty.
Current or former firefighters or law enforcement officers who die from occupational diseases can qualify for the state death benefit if they meet the required service and medical examination criteria.

Key Provisions
Amends 36-30-2(a)–(d) to include occupational-disease deaths in the state death benefit and treat such deaths as in the line of duty, with a $100,000 benefit payable from the State Treasury (subject to willful misconduct or other disqualifying factors).
Adds subsection (c) clarifying that those who die from occupational disease and meet three years of service and the required medical exam provisions may qualify for the benefit.
Adds subsection (d) allowing post-2010 denied applications (where the decedent was not employed at death) to be resubmitted within six months of the act taking effect and reconsidered for grant.
The act becomes effective immediately after governor's approval.

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Subjects: Firefighters