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HB 462 Alabama House · 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Department of Public Health; to qualify military training and education for emergency medical services personnel licensure

House Bill 462 requires the Alabama Department of Public Health to recognize education, training, and experience gained through military service towards qualifying for an emergency medical services personnel (EMSP) license. This means individuals with relevant military backgrounds can use their acquired skills to meet state licensure requirements, provided they also pass the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians examination. The bill directs the department to establish rules for implementing this credit system. It primarily affects military veterans and active service members seeking to become EMS personnel in Alabama.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareRecognizes military EMS training for licensure, enabling faster entry into healthcare workforce and improving access to emergency medical services.95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransRecognizes military training for EMSP licensure, enabling veterans to use skills toward healthcare employment without redundant requirements.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Last action Apr 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · Apr 8, 2025
MODERATE
This bill updates the Alabama Emergency Medical Services Personnel (EMSP) licensing statute to require the Department of Public Health to credit military training and education toward EMSP licensure qualifications. It also includes technical corrections to align the code with current legislative style and removes duplicative language.
Scope change
The bill expands eligibility for EMSP licensure by requiring military training and education to be accepted as credit toward qualification requirements.
ELIGIBILITY

Requires the Department of Public Health to accept education, training, and experience from military service (including Armed Forces, Reserves, National Guard, and Naval Militia) as credit toward EMSP licensure qualifications.

ADDED

Requires the department to adopt rules to implement the military credit provision.

TECHNICAL

Corrected typographical errors and formatting inconsistencies throughout the text, including fixing 'willshall' to 'will be' and 'boarddepartment' to 'Board of Healthdepartment'.

Reorganized the bill structure from an introduced version to an engrossed version with proper act title and effective date language.

Removed duplicate synopsis text that appeared in the introduced version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Healthcare)
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 632
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 631
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
Military and Veterans Affairs Engrossed Substitute Offered (Military and Veterans' Affairs)
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Military and Veterans' Affairs)
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Military and Veterans Affairs 1st Amendment (Military and Veterans' Affairs)
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Military and Veterans' Affairs)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of TaShina Morris
TaShina Morris
DDemocratic
AL
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