HB10 Alabama 2019 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would establish a rebuttable presumption that a certified firefighter employed or previously employed by a municipality for 10 or more years of service who has developed certain types of cancer would have his or her cancer classified as an occupational disease and would be entitled to all of the rights and benefits as granted by state law to which one suffering from an occupational disease is entitled as service connected in the line of duty
This bill would extend the presumption to previously employed certified firefighters for a period of 10 years after the last actual date of service
Relating to occupational diseases; to establish a rebuttable presumption that a certified firefighter employed or previously employed by a municipality for 10 or more years of service who has developed certain types of cancer would have his or her cancer classified as an occupational disease; and to extend the presumption to previously employed certified firefighters for 10 years after the last actual date of service.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
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| March 5, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | HB10 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |