Death benefits: tribal firefighters.
Summary
Existing law provides for the payment of a scholarship to a postsecondary educational institution, as provided, to a dependent of specified firefighters killed in the performance of duty. Existing law requires the scholarship to be paid out of funds annually appropriated in the Budget Act. This bill would extend that scholarship benefit to a dependent of a firefighter employed by a tribal fire department who is killed or totally disabled in the performance of duty, as specified.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Assembly Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jul 2022
Introduced Feb 18, 2022
Signed Jul 1, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 9, 2022 · Assembly Apr 28, 2022
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 40
Jun 9, 2022
D
Democratic31
93% Yea
R
Republican9
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Jul 1, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Jun 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Jun 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4131.).
upper
Jun 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 1).
upper
May 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.
upper
Apr 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 71. Noes 0. Page 4469.)
lower
Apr 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 20).
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to Com. on INS.
lower
Feb 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marie Waldron
RRepublican
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