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HB 53: Communicable and Infectious Diseases

GENERAL BILL by Fetterhoff ; Omphroy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Casello

Communicable and Infectious Diseases; Provides presumption to specified workers that impairment of health caused by COVID-19 or infectious disease happened in line of duty; requires certain actions in order to be entitled to presumption; provides emergency rescue or public safety worker may be required to receive certain vaccines or immunizations; requires emergency rescue or public safety workers to file incident or accident report under certain conditions.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 9/14/2021 House - Withdrawn prior to introduction
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    8/27/2021 House • Filed
    9/14/2021 House • Withdrawn prior to introduction

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  • HB 53, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/27/2021 at 3:58 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 117 Communicable and Infectious Diseases Fetterhoff, Omphroy Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
    S 774 Communicable and Infectious Diseases Gruters Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    112.181 Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, law enforcement officers, correctional officers; special provisions relative to certain communicable diseases. Page 1 (pdf)

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