HB192 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Matt Fridy
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2018
Title: Workers' compensation, law enforcement officer or firefighter, killed in line of duty, surviving spouse to keep benefits after remarriage, dependent child benefits extended until age of majoirity, Secs. 25-5-60, 25-5-66, 25-5-68, 25-5-69 am'd.
Summary: HB 192 allows surviving spouses and dependent children of law enforcement officers or firefighters killed in the line of duty to receive workers' compensation benefits longer—spouses after remarriage and children until the age of majority.
What This Bill Does
The bill amends several sections of Alabama's workers' compensation law to extend benefits for those killed in the line of duty. Specifically, it lets the surviving spouse continue receiving benefits after remarriage and allows surviving dependent children to receive benefits until they reach the age of majority. The changes apply only to deaths or injuries involving law enforcement officers or firefighters in the line of duty. The act is named the Phillip Davis Act of 2018 and takes effect on the date stated in the bill after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects
Surviving spouses of law enforcement officers or firefighters killed in the line of duty, who would continue to receive benefits after remarriage instead of losing them.
Surviving dependent children of those same officers or firefighters, who would continue to receive benefits until they reach the age of majority.

Key Provisions
Amends 25-5-60 to ensure that for a surviving spouse who is a dependent, benefits do not cease upon remarriage in the case of a law enforcement officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty.
Amends 25-5-66 to state that the remarriage provision does not apply to the surviving spouse of a law enforcement officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty, maintaining ongoing eligibility rules for such spouses.
Amends 25-5-68 to require that a surviving dependent child who is the child of a law enforcement officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty continues to receive benefits until the child reaches the age of majority.
Amends 25-5-69 to clarify that dependent benefits in this specific context extend until the dependent reaches the age of majority, rather than stopping earlier under the previous rules.
The act is titled the Phillip Davis Act of 2018 and becomes effective according to the bill’s specified timing after passage and governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Workers' Compensation