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HB 857: Firefighters

GENERAL BILL by Willhite; Latvala; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alexander; Aloupis; Andrade; Antone; Ausley; Avila; Bell; Beltran; Brannan; Brown; Buchanan; Bush; Byrd; Caruso; Casello; Clemons; Cortes; Daniels; Davis; Diamond; DiCeglie; Donalds; Drake; Driskell; DuBose; Duggan; Duran; Eskamani; Fernandez; Fernandez-Barquin; Fischer; Fitzenhagen; Geller; Goff-Marcil; Good; Gottlieb; Gregory; Grieco; Hart; Hattersley; Hill; Hogan Johnson; Jacobs; Jacquet; Jenne; Jones; Joseph; La Rosa; LaMarca; Leek; McGhee; Mercado; Newton; Omphroy; Overdorf; Payne; Plasencia; Polo; Polsky; Ponder; Raschein; Robinson; Rodriguez, A.; Rodriguez, A.M.; Roth; Santiago; Silvers; Sirois; Slosberg; Smith, C.; Smith, D.; Stark; Thompson; Toledo; Tomkow; Valdes; Watson, C.; Webb; Williams; Yarborough; Zika

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 event of total & permanent disability; provides for death benefits to firefighter's beneficiary if firefighter dies as result of cancer or cancer treatments; specifies that any costs associated with benefits granted by act must be borne by employer; requires Division of State Fire Marshal to adopt certain rules.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/15/2019 House • Filed
    2/28/2019 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; State Affairs Committee -HJ 90
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 90
    5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21)

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  • HB 857, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/15/2019 at 8:13 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 7129 Firefighters State Affairs Committee Similar Last Action: 4/23/2019 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) -HJ 786 Track This Bill
    S 426 (er) Firefighters Flores Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 Chapter No. 2019-21 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

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

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