Georgia Senate Bill 43

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 30 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-08 - Senate Recommitted
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to provide that death by suicide of a public safety officer in certain instances be considered a death in the line of duty for purposes of indemnification; to provide clarification for instances of indemnification for heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture; to revise and provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Georgia State Indemnification Fund; death by suicide of a public safety officer in certain instances be considered a death in the line of duty; provide

Sen. Kim Jackson [D]	Sen. John Albers [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. Harold Jones [D]
Sen. Chuck Payne [R]	Sen. Nan Orrock [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-08	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2023-02-13	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2023-02-09	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported
2023-01-31	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2023-01-30	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63729
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20232024/212972