HB165 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Dimitri Polizos

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, subsistence allowance, certain law enforcement officers covered by general law exempt

Summary

HB165 would require local employers to pay an $8 per working day subsistence allowance to full-time law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical personnel, tax-free, with local funding implications.

What This Bill Does

It would provide an $8 subsistence allowance for each working day on duty to qualified employees at state, county, or municipal agencies. The allowance would be in addition to regular pay and would not be subject to state income tax. It would not apply to any officer receiving a subsistence allowance under Section 36-21-2. It would create a new or increased local expenditure, triggering Amendment 621 and its voting/funding requirements.

Who It Affects

• Full-time law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services providers employed by the state, a county, or a municipality who would receive the $8 daily subsistence allowance.
• Local governmental entities (state, county, and municipal employers) that would be responsible for funding the allowance, creating a new or increased local expenditure.

Key Provisions

• Section 1: Each full-time law enforcement officer, firefighter, and EMS provider shall receive $8 for each working day while on duty; the payment is in addition to other compensation and is paid by the employing agency.
• Section 2: The subsistence allowance is not subject to state income tax.
• Section 3: The act does not apply to officers already receiving a subsistence allowance under Section 36-21-2.
• Section 4: The act becomes effective October 1, 2019.
• The act would be considered a new or increased local expenditure under Amendment 621, triggering the constitutional requirements for local funding decisions (2/3 vote, local approval, or legislative appropriation).

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

Subjects

Law Enforcement Officers