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AL HJR9
Joint Resolution
Status
Passed
5/2/2023
Primary Sponsor
Laura Hall
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AI Summary
- Designates the week of September during which September 11 falls each year as Public Safety Week in Alabama.
- Recognizes the service and sacrifice of first responders and public safety professionals, including the 415 emergency workers killed on September 11, 2001 (343 firefighters, 60 police officers, and 8 emergency medical technicians and paramedics).
- Acknowledges hundreds of additional first responders who have died or suffered long-term health effects from illnesses contracted while responding to the September 11 attacks.
- Calls upon Alabama residents to remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, and to honor and support first responders and public safety professionals who work to protect the country and state.
- Passed by the House on March 23, 2023, and adopted by the Senate on May 2, 2023.
Legislative Description
DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11 AS PUBLIC SAFETY WEEK.
State holidays, week of September 11 designated Public Safety Week
Last Action
Enacted
5/2/2023
Committee Referrals
Rules3/23/2023
Rules3/7/2023
Full Bill Text
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