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Legislation


1998 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 173

CHAPTER NUMBER: 327 File Code: Personnel Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 268
Sponsored By:
The President (Administration) and Senators Fry, Middleton, Derr, Dorman, and Boozer
Entitled:
Public Safety and Emergency Services Personnel - Death Benefits

Synopsis:

Clarifying what "performance of duties" means for the purpose of death benefits and funeral benefits awarded to specified firefighters or rescue squad members; specifying to whom benefits are to be paid; requiring specified death benefits to be adjusted to reflect specified changes in the Consumer Price Index as published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics; and altering a definition.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/23
First Reading Finance
1/28
Hearing 2/4 at 1:30 p.m.
2/16

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2/17
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment (Finance) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/19
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
4/12
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/12
Signed by the Governor Chapter 327
House Action
2/20
First Reading Appropriations
3/18
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/7
Floor Amendment (Delegate D. Murphy) Withdrawn
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (133-2)
Sponsored by:
President of the Senate
Administration
Senator F. Vernon Boozer, District 9
Senator John W. Derr, District 3
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Donald C. Fry, District 35
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
FIRE PROTECTION
FUNERALS
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES -see also- STATE EMPLOYEES
RESCUE SQUADS -see also- AMBULANCES; EMERGENCIES
RETIREMENT SYSTEMS -see also- MANDATORY RETIREMENT
STATE EMPLOYEES -see also- PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Bill affects the following Statute:
Article - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
( 4-1002 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 117456/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 17, 1998   at: 10:53 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 737856/1 (PDF)     Offered on: February 17, 1998   at: 10:53 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 273000/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 11, 1998   at: 1:44 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 584447/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 10, 1998   at: 10:14 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 19, 1998: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
April 12, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
April 7, 1998: Third Reading Passed (133-2)
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