SB 516: Workers’ Compensation Benefits for First Responders
GENERAL BILL by Perry ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Young
Workers’ Compensation Benefits for First Responders; Deleting provisions that limit certain workers’ compensation benefits for first responders; providing that mental or nervous injuries of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, or paramedics are compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Law under specified conditions, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Banking and Insurance (BI)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government (AGG)
- Appropriations (AP)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/26/2017 Senate • Filed
2/9/2017 Senate • Referred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 74
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 74
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Banking and Insurance
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SB 516, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/26/2017 at 9:44 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1019 Workers' Compensation Benefits For First Responders Miller Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (2)
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) 440.093 Mental and nervous injuries. Page 2 (pdf)