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AL HB165

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/19/2019

Primary Sponsor

Dimitri Polizos

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2019

AI Summary

  • Full-time law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services providers employed by the state, county, or municipality receive a $8 subsistence allowance for each working day while performing official duties.

  • The subsistence allowance is exempt from state income tax and provided in addition to all other compensation, expenses, and allowances.

  • Law enforcement officers already receiving a subsistence allowance under Section 36-21-2, Code of Alabama 1975 are excluded from this provision.

  • The employing state, county, or municipal agency is responsible for paying the allowance.

  • The act becomes effective October 1, 2019, and acknowledges it requires new or increased expenditure of local funds under Amendment 621 of the Alabama Constitution.

Legislative Description

Law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, subsistence allowance, certain law enforcement officers covered by general law exempt

Law Enforcement Officers

Last Action

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund

3/19/2019

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means General Fund3/19/2019

Full Bill Text

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