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SB342 Alabama 2024 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
SB342 Alabama 2024 Session
Senate Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2024
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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William “Bill” M. Beasley SenatorDemocrat - Session
- Regular Session 2024
- Title
- State employees' retirement; to classify a K9 officer as a state police officer, to provide for retroactive effect
- Description
Under existing law, for purposes of state retirement benefits, a K9 police officer employed by the Department of Corrections is not considered a state police officer.
Under existing law, a state police officer receives a larger state employee retirement benefit than a K9 police officer.
This bill would classify a K9 police officer as a state police officer.
This bill would apply to any K9 police officer who retired on or after January 1, 2022.
- Subjects
- Retirement
Bill Actions
S
Currently Indefinitely Postponed
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Pending Senate Veterans and Military Affairs
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Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
Calendar
Bill Text
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB342 Alabama 2024 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Introduced
Source: Alabama Legislature