2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1722

EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Public Safety Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 388
Sponsored By:
Delegates Conway, Bozman, Cane, Eckardt, Elmore, Haddaway, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup
Entitled:
Public Safety Employees Killed in Performance of Duties - Death Benefits

Synopsis:

Altering the amount of the death benefit for law enforcement officers, correctional officers, firefighters and rescue squad members, and members of the office of the State Fire Marshal who are killed or die in the performance of duties.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
3/9
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Delegate Conway) Adopted (135-0)
Referred House Rules and Executive Nominations
3/13
Re-referred Appropriations
3/15
Hearing 3/20 at 3:00 p.m.
3/16
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/20 at 4:00 p.m.
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
4/2
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Budget and Taxation
4/4
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
4/2
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/3
Third Reading Passed (45-1)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Sponsored by:

Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
FIRE PROTECTION
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES
RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERV.
STATE EMPLOYEES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Public Safety
( 1-202 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 514063/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2006   at: 11:18 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 9, 2006: Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Conway) Adopted (135-0)
March 24, 2006: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 3, 2006: Third Reading Passed (45-1)