SB129 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 |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2015 | H | State Government first Amendment Offered |
| April 16, 2015 | H | Pending third reading on day 15 Favorable from State Government with 1 amendment |
| April 16, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| April 7, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
| April 7, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 331 |
| April 7, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 31, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 3, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 15, 2015 | Room 123 at 15:00 | House SG Hearing |
| Hearing | March 31, 2015 | Room 727 at 19:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
| Hearing | March 31, 2015 | Room 727 at 13:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | SB129 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |