Line of Duty Death Benefits/Increase Amount/Beneficiaries

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

For claims for line of duty death benefits for covered persons, which include police officers, firefighters, auxiliary and volunteer ambulance and rescue company members, paramedics, and others, submitted on July 1, 2023, and thereafter, this Act increases the benefits for the beneficiary or beneficiaries from $200,000 to $375,000, payable in annual installments, with the maximum amount paid in any 1 calendar year being $50,000.

Every action

11 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 4, 2024CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
2. Jan 17, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 6 Favorable · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
3. Jan 23, 2024SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES21–0 vote
4. Jan 24, 2024CommitteeAssigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
5. Mar 14, 2024HouseAmendment HA 1 to SB 202 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
6. Apr 23, 2024SenateNot Worked in Committee
7. Jun 11, 2024CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 9 On Its Merits · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
8. Jun 25, 2024HouseAmendment HA 1 to HA 1 - Defeated By House. Votes: 18 YES 19 NO 4 ABSENT
9. Jun 25, 2024HouseAmendment HA 1 to SB 202 - Defeated By House. Votes: 13 YES 24 NO 4 ABSENT
10. Jun 25, 2024HousePassed By House. Votes: 38 YES 2 NOT VOTING 1 ABSENT
11. Sep 19, 2024GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 4 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 23 cosponsors: 13 Democrats, 10 Republicans.

• RH Russell HuxtableD Primary sponsor · District 6
• KL Kyra L. HoffnerD Joint sponsor · District 14
• BT Bryan TownsendD Joint sponsor · District 11
• KE Kerri Evelyn HarrisD Joint sponsor · District 32
• CR Cyndie RomerD Joint sponsor · District 25
• SD Sherry Dorsey WalkerD Joint sponsor · District 3
• WB William BushD Joint sponsor · District 29