HB488 Alabama 2022 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, a death benefit is provided to law enforcement officers, volunteer and professional firefighters, and rescue squad members when those individuals are killed in the line of duty or under other specific circumstances
This bill would further provide for the circumstances under which an individual qualifies for the death benefit by including deaths caused by COVID-19
This bill would authorize the beneficiaries or dependents of deceased emergency medical services personnel to receive the death benefit
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the exiting code language to current style
Relating to state death benefits; to amend Sections 36-30-1 and 36-30-2, as amended by Act 2021-488, 2021 Regular Session, and Sections 36-30-3, 36-30-4, 36-30-5, and 36-30-7, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide a COVID-19 death benefit for first responders; to include emergency medical services personnel within the state death benefit; to provide retroactive effect; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the exiting code language to current style.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2022 | H | Delivered to Governor at 9:36 p.m. on April 7, 2022. |
| April 7, 2022 | H | Assigned Act No. 2022-437. |
| April 7, 2022 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| April 7, 2022 | S | Signature Requested |
| April 7, 2022 | H | Enrolled |
| April 7, 2022 | H | Passed Second House |
| April 7, 2022 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1081 |
| April 7, 2022 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 6, 2022 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 5, 2022 | S | Referred to Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| March 30, 2022 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
| March 29, 2022 | H | Engrossed |
| March 29, 2022 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 766 |
| March 29, 2022 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 765 |
| March 29, 2022 | H | Jones (M) Amendment Offered |
| March 29, 2022 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 764 |
| March 29, 2022 | H | Ways and Means General Fund Amendment Offered |
| March 29, 2022 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 17, 2022 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| March 10, 2022 | 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 6, 2022 | Room 825 - HB85 and HB293 ADDED at 11:30 | Senate FRED Hearing |
| Hearing | March 16, 2022 | Room 617 **REVISED at 13:30 | House W&MGF Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB488 Alabama 2022 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB488 Alabama 2022 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB488 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Ways and Means General Fund first Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House Jones (M) Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB488 for Ways and Means General Fund |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB488 for Ways and Means General Fund |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB488 for Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB488 for |