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HB 695: Firefighters

GENERAL BILL by Latvala ; Fitzenhagen ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alexander ; Antone ; Brown ; Daniels ; Gonzalez ; Gruters ; Jenne ; Leek ; McGhee ; Mercado ; Moraitis ; Newton ; Peters ; Ponder ; Toledo ; Watson, C. ; Willhite ; Williams

Firefighters; Grants certain benefits to firefighter upon receiving diagnosis of cancer if certain conditions are met; requires employer to make certain disability payments to firefighter in the event of total and permanent disability; provides death benefits; specifies costs associated with benefits are to be borne by the employer; requires Division of the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules; provides declaration of important state interest.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/14/2017 House • Filed
    11/27/2017 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 62
    1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 62
    1/26/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:30 am, Morris Hall -- Workshopped
    3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee

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  • HB 695, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/14/2017 at 4:44 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 900 (c2) Firefighters Flores Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Appropriations

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.1816 Page 1 (pdf)

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