CS/SB 1490: First Responders and Crime Scene Investigators
GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; Burgess
First Responders and Crime Scene Investigators; Defining the term “first responder”; authorizing certain diagnoses to be made through telehealth; providing that posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by a crime scene investigator is a compensable occupational disease under certain circumstances; providing requirements for benefits offered to a crime scene investigator for posttraumatic stress disorder, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/5/2024 Senate • Filed
1/10/2024 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations
• Introduced
1/24/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/29/24, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
1/29/2024 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
1/30/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
2/1/2024 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
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CS/SB 1490, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/30/2024 at 10:54 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 993 First Responders and Crime Scene Investigators Holcomb Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee 
H 211 Licensed Counseling for First Responders Lopez Compare Last Action: 10/19/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.1815 Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and law enforcement officers; special provisions for employment-related accidents and injuries. Page 2 (pdf) 112.18155 Correctional officers; special provisions for posttraumatic stress disorders. Page 2 (pdf) 112.18156 Page 4 (pdf) -
SB 1490, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2024 at 1:42 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 1/26/2024 (pdf)
Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2024 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 993 First Responders and Crime Scene Investigators Holcomb Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
H 211 Licensed Counseling for First Responders Lopez Compare Last Action: 10/19/2023 H Withdrawn prior to introduction
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 639914 - Amendment
Between lines 170 and 171 insert:Governmental Oversight and Accountability
(Burgess)1/26/2024
12:54 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/29/2024Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/29/2024 1:30 PM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 6 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 112.1815 Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and law enforcement officers; special provisions for employment-related accidents and injuries. Page 1 (pdf) 112.18155 Correctional officers; special provisions for posttraumatic stress disorders. Page 2 (pdf) 112.18156 Page 4 (pdf)