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SB 885 Line of Duty Act; amends definition of deceased person.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Line of Duty Act. Amends the definition of "deceased person" to include an individual who suffers a heart attack or stroke during nonroutine, stressful, or strenuous law-enforcement situations, fire suppression, rescue, or other such activities and who suffers the heart attack or stroke while engaged in the activity or not later than 24 hours after the activity. The bill also allows for the $100,000 payment to the beneficiary of the deceased to be annually adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073171724 pdf | impact statement
- 01/26/07 Senate: Printed as engrossed 073171724-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073171724
- 01/08/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/24/07 Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/07 Senate: Read second time
- 01/26/07 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 01/26/07 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/26/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB885E
- 01/26/07 Senate: Printed as engrossed 073171724-E
- 01/29/07 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/09/07 House: Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (Putney)
- 02/20/07 House: Left in Appropriations