Alabama 2023 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Bill SB12 Compare Versions

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4	4		By Senator Barfoot
5	5		RFD: Veterans and Military Affairs
6	6		First Read: 07-Mar-23
7	7		PFD: 13-Feb-23
8		-	2023 Regular Session
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16		-	Enrolled, An Act,
	14	+	SYNOPSIS:
	15	+	This bill would designate the first Friday in
	16	+	May as Alabama Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
	17	+	This bill would allow the Alabama State
	18	+	Fraternal Order of Police to hold an annual Fallen
	19	+	Officer Memorial Service.
	20	+	This bill would allow each county and
	21	+	municipality to elect to observe Alabama Peace
	22	+	Officers' Memorial Day as a holiday.
	23	+	A BILL
	24	+	TO BE ENTITLED
	25	+	AN ACT
17	26		Relating to state holidays; to designate Alabama Peace
18	27		Officers' Memorial Day.
19	28		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
20	29		Section 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares the
21	30		following:
22	31		(1) In 1962, President John F. Kennedy declared May 15
23	32		as National Peace Officers' Memorial Day, in honor of the
24	33		American law enforcement officers who have been killed in the
25	34		line of duty.
26	35		(2) The National Fraternal Order of Police initiated an
27		-	annual service in 1982 to honor and remember fallen law
28		-	enforcement officers.
29		-	(3) Since 1983, the Alabama State Fraternal Order of
30		-	Police has annually held a Fallen Officer Memorial Service in
31		-	honor of Alabama officers killed in the line of duty. This
32		-	service is traditionally held on the south lawn of the State
33		-	Capitol on the first Friday in May.
34		-	(4) Since its inception, Alabama's Fallen Officer
35		-	Memorial Service has honored 598 officers, and the service has
36		-	provided comfort to the families who have lost loved ones in
37		-	the line of duty.
38		-	(b)(1) The first Friday in May of each year is
39		-	designated as Alabama Peace Officers' Memorial Day. On this
40		-	day, the Alabama State Fraternal Order of Police may host a
41		-	Fallen Officer Memorial Service on the south lawn of the State
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	65	+	annual service in 1982 to honor and remember fallen law
	66	+	enforcement officers.
	67	+	(3) Since 1983, the Alabama State Fraternal Order of
	68	+	Police has annually held a Fallen Officer Memorial Service in
	69	+	honor of Alabama officers killed in the line of duty. This
	70	+	service is traditionally held on the south lawn of the State
	71	+	Capitol on the first Friday in May.
	72	+	(4) Since its inception, Alabama's Fallen Officer
	73	+	Memorial Service has honored 598 officers, and the service has
	74	+	provided comfort to the families who have lost loved ones in
	75	+	the line of duty.
	76	+	(b)(1) The first Friday in May of each year is
	77	+	designated as Alabama Peace Officers' Memorial Day. On this
	78	+	day, the Alabama State Fraternal Order of Police may host a
	79	+	Fallen Officer Memorial Service on the south lawn of the State
71	80		Capitol. All residents of this state are urged to devote some
72	81		portion of Peace Officers' Memorial Day to reflect upon the
73	82		sacrifice of Alabama law enforcement officers who were killed
74	83		in the line of duty and to honor their selfless contributions
75	84		to the livelihoods of their fellow Alabamians.
76		-	(2) Each county and municipality may ~~designate the~~
77		-	~~first Friday in May as~~ Alabama Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
	85	+	(2) Each county and municipality may elect to observe
	86	+	Alabama Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
78	87		Section 2. This act shall become effective on the first
79	88		day of the third month following its passage and approval by
80	89		the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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93		-	President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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95		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives
96		-	SB12
97		-	Senate 05-Apr-23
98		-	I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
99		-	the Senate, as amended.
100		-	Patrick Harris,
101		-	Secretary.
102		-	House of Representatives
103		-	Passed: 27-Apr-23
104		-	By: Senator Barfoot
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