Bill > HB180

This bill modifies Alabama's solid waste collection laws, primarily focusing on exemptions for households with limited income and clarifying existing regulations. Specifically, the bill expands an existing exemption for households with Social Security benefits to now also include households whose sole source of income comes from veterans' benefits, allowing such households to be exempt from solid waste collection fees. The bill defines "veterans' benefits" comprehensively as any benefit, program, service, or entitlement administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs. Additionally, the bill makes several technical clarifications to existing waste collection laws, such as defining "reasonable distance" for waste collection services as generally less than eight miles, providing more detailed procedures for how local governments can mandate participation in waste collection services, and establishing requirements for reducing door-to-door waste collection services. The bill also maintains existing provisions that require waste collection services to be actually available before fees can be charged and allows for potential additional local exemptions for low-income households. The changes will go into effect on October 1, 2025, providing local governments time to prepare for the new regulations.

Military Affairs and Security

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