Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama HB247: State Board of Adjustment, provide death benefit to survivors of volunteer firefighters who die of cancer
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2026
What the bill says
An Act, Relating to volunteer firefighters; to provide compensation to beneficiaries or dependents of active volunteer firefighters who die of cancer through the existing line of duty death benefit under Article 1, Chapter 30, Title 36, Code of Alabama 1975; and to provide for circumstances qualifying for the claim and a standard of proof.
From the enrolled text:
An Act, Relating to volunteer firefighters; to provide compensation to beneficiaries or dependents of active volunteer firefighters who die of cancer through the existing line of duty death benefit under Article 1, Chapter 30, Title 36, Code of Alabama 1975; and to provide for circumstances qualifying for the claim and a standard of proof. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) CANCER. Includes bladder, blood, brain, breast, cervical, esophageal, intestinal, kidney, lymphatic, lung, prostate, rectum, respiratory tract, skin, testicular, and thyroid cancer, leukemia, multiple myeloma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (2) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER. An individual who has been certified as a volunteer fire fighter through the Alabama Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission or who has received an equivalent certification to qualify as a volunteer firefighter before residing in this state. (b) The death of a volunteer firefighter resulting from cancer may be compensable as a death in the line of duty under Article 1, Chapter 30, Title 36, Code of Alabama 1975, if all of the following facts and circumstances are presented with a claim for compensation made by or on behalf of a beneficiary or dependent in the manner prescribed by the State Board of Adjustment: Page Adjustment: HB247 Enrolled …
Sponsors
- Pettus, Phillip (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Bedsole, Russell (R, HD-049)
- Treadaway, Allen (R, HD-051)
- Hurst, Steve (R, HD-035)
- Wilcox, Margie (R, HD-104)
- Shaw, Mike (R, HD-047)
Latest actions
- : Enacted
- : Delivered to Governor
- : Signature Requested
- : Enrolled
- : Ready to Enroll
- : Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1278
- : Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- : Reported Out of Committee Second House
- : Pending Committee Action in Second House
- : Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
Votes
- Senate Roll Call #1278 (April 8, 2026): 30 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #548 (February 25, 2026): 102 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call #547 (February 25, 2026): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: COUNTER-UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (NU02D)
Common questions
- What is HB247?
- HB247 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2026 Regular Session): State Board of Adjustment, provide death benefit to survivors of volunteer firefighters who die of cancer.
- What does HB247 do?
- In its own words: An Act, Relating to volunteer firefighters; to provide compensation to beneficiaries or dependents of active volunteer firefighters who die of cancer through the existing line of duty death benefit under Article 1, Chapter 30, Title 36, Code of Alabama 1975; and to provide for circumstances qualifying for the claim and a standard of proof.
- What is the status of HB247?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2026. Latest action: Enacted (April 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB247?
- Pettus, Phillip (R, HD-001), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB247?
- On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2026RS/HB247
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