AL HB466

Adds Parkinson's disease to the list of recognized firefighter occupational diseases eligible for disability and death benefits, alongside hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer, HIV, and hepatitis

Requires firefighters claiming Parkinson's benefits to demonstrate exposure to a known toxin associated with increased Parkinson's risk while employed, creating a presumption the disease arose from employment

Applies to both city and state firefighters who passed a physical examination upon hire showing no evidence of occupational disease and have completed at least three years of service

Places burden of proof on the city or state to demonstrate by preponderance of evidence that any firefighter occupational disease was caused by something other than the occupation to disqualify benefits

Effective date: October 1, 2026; passed Alabama House 105-0 on March 10, 2026