HB35 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

HB35 Alabama 2025 Session

House Bill

In Committee

Current Status

2025 Regular Session

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Russell Bedsole Representative
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: State Board of Adjustment, provide death benefit to survivors of volunteer firefighters who die of cancer.
Description: Existing law provides compensation for paid firefighters who contract cancer on the job, but makes no similar provision for volunteer firefighters.
This bill would provide compensation to the survivors of a volunteer firefighter who dies of work-related cancer by making them eligible for the death benefit awarded by the State Board of Adjustment for first responders who die in the line of duty.
Subjects: Government Administration

Bill Actions

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

Reported Out of Committee Second House

Pending Senate County and Municipal Government

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government

Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 190

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 189

Third Reading in House of Origin

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

Pending House Ways and Means General Fund

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund

Prefiled

Calendar

March 3, 2025

Hearing

Senate County and Municipal Government Hearing

Finance and Taxation at 13:00:00

February 11, 2025

Hearing

House Ways and Means General Fund Hearing

Room 617 at 14:30:00

Bill Text

Download Introduced PDF

Votes

Yes 89

Absent 15

Yes 102

Abstained 1

Absent 1

Yes 102

Absent 2

Yes 102

Absent 2

Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) HB35 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced

Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Introduced

Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber

Source: Alabama Legislature