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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama HB 30 exempts veteran-benefit households from solid waste collection fees
Last action · January 13, 2026: Pending Committee Action in House of OriginSponsor: Jeana Ross
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What This Bill Would Do
Households whose of income is veterans' benefits are exempted from paying under a new bill introduced in the Alabama Legislature. To claim this exemption, households must provide proof of income to the county health officer by the first billing date of each year. The measure takes effect on October 1, 2026.
Low-income military veterans and their survivors whose only income is from veterans' benefits will save money by being excused from mandatory trash collection and disposal fees charged by local governments.
- Under existing Alabama law, households whose sole source of income is Social Security are already exempt from county and municipal solid waste collection fees. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Households with veterans' benefits as sole income
They become eligible for an annual exemption from paying local solid waste collection and disposal fees upon submitting proof of income.
County health officers
They must receive exemption requests and proof of income, investigate applications, and forward them to municipal governing bodies or solid waste officers.
County commissions and municipal governing bodies
They receive forwarded exemption requests and lose fee revenue from qualifying veteran-sole-income households.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 13, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on County and Municipal Government
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