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  1. Home / Alabama / Alabama House & Senate Bills / 2019 Alabama Legislative Regular Session / 2019 Alabama House Bills / HB 597

HB 597

Signed by Governor
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Sponsor
Randy WoodRandy Wood
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Law enforcement officers, murdered in line of duty, state employee granted administrative leave for trial under certain conditions
Description

This bill would provide that any state employee subpoenaed or requested by the district attorney or Attorney General to be present at the trial of a defendant charged with the criminal homicide of a law enforcement officer would be granted paid leave for any time attending the trial under certain conditions

Relating to witnesses in criminal trials; to provide that any state employee subpoenaed or requested to be present at the trial of a defendant charged with criminal homicide of a law enforcement officer would be granted paid leave under certain conditions.

Subjects
Law Enforcement Officers
Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: HB 597 - Enrolled - PDF

This bill would provide that any state employee subpoenaed or requested by the district attorney or Attorney General to be present at the trial of a defendant charged with the criminal homicide of a law enforcement officer would be granted paid leave for any time attending the trial under certain conditions

Relating to witnesses in criminal trials; to provide that any state employee subpoenaed or requested to be present at the trial of a defendant charged with criminal homicide of a law enforcement officer would be granted paid leave under certain conditions.

Section 1

(a) In addition to any other leave for state employees provided by law, when a state employee is subpoenaed to be present, or when any state employee who is a parent of a deceased law enforcement officer is requested by the district attorney or Attorney General to be present, for the trial of a defendant charged with a criminal homicide related to the death of the law enforcement officer in the line of duty, the state employee shall be granted paid leave for any time the employee is required to attend the trial. (b) The State Personnel Department may adopt rules for the implementation and administration of this act.

Section 2

This act shall become effective immediately following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Action Date Chamber Action
May 30, 2019 H Delivered to Governor at 9:17 a.m. on May 30, 2019.
May 30, 2019 H Assigned Act No. 2019-379.
May 30, 2019 H Clerk of the House Certification
May 30, 2019 S Signature Requested
May 29, 2019 H Enrolled
May 29, 2019 H Passed Second House
May 29, 2019 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1337
May 29, 2019 S Third Reading Passed
May 28, 2019 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
May 22, 2019 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
May 21, 2019 H Howard intended to vote Yea
May 21, 2019 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 819
May 21, 2019 H Third Reading Passed
May 14, 2019 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
May 9, 2019 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-05-29
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-05-21
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Document Type Document Location
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/HB597-enr.pdf
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/HB597-int.pdf

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