HB 361

This act is the Alabama Living Donor Protection Act. This act: (1) prohibits insurers from declining or limiting coverage of an individual solely because he or she is a living organ donor, requiring an individual to refrain from donating an organ as a condition for policy renewal, or otherwise discriminating against living organ donors; (2) authorizes state employees to receive up to 30 days leave when donating an organ and up to seven days leave when donating bone marrow upon submitting a written request accompanied by a doctor's verification and approval of the State Director of Personnel; (3) authorizes county and municipal employees and other public employees to receive up to 30 days leave when donating an organ and up to seven days leave when donating bone marrow upon submitting a written request accompanied by a doctor's verification and approval of the appointing authority, with protection from job-related retaliation or discrimination; and (4) beginning January 1, 2027 and ending December 31, 2031, authorizes private sector employers to claim a tax credit equal to 25 percent of the gross compensation paid to an employee for the period of leave taken, not exceeding $2,000, for affording employees up to 30 days of paid leave to make an organ donation, subject to the employer adopting a specific formal policy and not reducing pay.