IN SB0548 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-17 - First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
Pending: Senate Insurance & Financial Institutions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Volunteer firefighter line of duty disability. Specifies that a volunteer firefighter who is diagnosed with an exposure related cancer and meets other requirements is presumed to have a disability incurred in the line of duty. Applies insurance payments currently required for disabled members of a volunteer fire department to a volunteer firefighter who incurs a disability in the line of duty.

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Title

Volunteer firefighter line of duty disability. Specifies that a volunteer firefighter who is diagnosed with an exposure related cancer and meets other requirements is presumed to have a disability incurred in the line of duty. Applies insurance payments currently required for disabled members of a volunteer fire department to a volunteer firefighter who incurs a disability in the line of duty.

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-17SenateFirst reading: referred to Committee on Insurance and Financial Institutions
2017-01-17SenateAuthored by Senator Koch

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Bill Comments

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