- Matt Simpson
- Mike Ball
- Russell Bedsole
- Chip Brown
- Terri Collins
- Tracy Estes
- Mike Jones
- Wes Kitchens
- Nathaniel Ledbetter
- Craig Lipscomb
- Joe Lovvorn
- Rhett Marques
- Mac McCutcheon
- Steve McMillan
- Parker Moore
- Ed Oliver
- Phillip Pettus
- Rex Reynolds
- Proncey Robertson
- Ginny Shaver
- Jeff Sorrells
- Scott Stadthagen
- Shane Stringer
- Allen Treadaway
HB212 Alabama 2021 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Workers' compensation, firefighters, law enforcement officers, diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, reimbursed for certain out-of-pocket expenses, co's and municipalities required to maintain certain disability insurance coverage
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, when an employer and
employee are subject to the workers' compensation
laws, an employee who is disabled or killed as a
result of an occupational disease is entitled to
compensation</p><p class="bill_description">
Also under existing law, an occupational
disease is not considered to include a mental
disease or disorder, including post-traumatic
stress disorder, unless a physical injury
accompanies the mental disease or disorder</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that a law
enforcement officer or firefighter employed by a
municipality, county, or fire district and
diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder would
be reimbursed for certain co-payments for treatment
or would require a county or municipality to
maintain sufficient coverage for the reimbursement
of co-payments</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also require counties,
municipalities, and fire districts to provide
disability payments or coverage for law enforcement
officers and firefighters who are unable to return
to work as a result of PTSD</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to counties, municipalities, and fire
districts; to provide that a law enforcement officer or
firefighter employed by a county, municipality, or fire
district and diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder
would be reimbursed for certain co-payments for treatment
under certain conditions; to require counties, municipalities,
and fire districts to maintain certain disability insurance
coverage for law enforcement officers and firefighters who are
unable to return to work as a result of post-traumatic stress
disorder under certain conditions; and to exclude certain
payments and reimbursement from state income taxation.
</p>
Subjects
Workers' Compensation
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2021 | S | Pending third reading on day 28 Favorable from Finance and Taxation General Fund |
| April 29, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 9, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
| February 9, 2021 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 17 |
| February 9, 2021 | H | Simpson motion to Table adopted Roll Call 16 |
| February 9, 2021 | H | Hanes Amendment Offered |
| February 9, 2021 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 3, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 2, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 21, 2021 | Room 825 at 11:00 | Senate F&TG Public Hearing |
| Hearing | April 21, 2021 | Room 825 at 11:00 | Senate F&TG Hearing |
| Hearing | March 3, 2021 | Room 825 at 14:00 | Senate F&TG Hearing |
| Hearing | February 3, 2021 | Room 617-AMENDED 2-2-21 at 13:30 | House W&MGF Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB212 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Hanes Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB212 for Ways and Means General Fund |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB212 for Finance and Taxation General Fund |