Relating to first responders; to require certain benefits be made available to first responders suffering from work-related post-traumatic stress disorder; to make certain leave benefits available to employed first responders; and to have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
Summary
First Responders, establish fund to pay benefits to first responders with work-related PTSD
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 13, 2023
Last action May 31, 2023
Floor votes · House May 17, 2023
How they voted
96–3
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 102
May 17, 2023
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican75
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
May 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (County and Municipal Government)
upper
May 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (County and Municipal Government)
upper
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (County and Municipal Government)
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (County and Municipal Government)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phillip Pettus
RRepublican
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