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.
Delivered to Governor at 9:36 p.m. on April 7, 2022.
Assigned Act No. 2022-437.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1081
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Referred to Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 766
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 765
Jones (M) Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 764
Ways and Means General Fund Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund
Source: Alabama Legislature