Georgia State Indemnification Fund; death by suicide of a public safety officer in certain instances be considered a death in the line of duty for purposes of indemnification; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Part 1 of Article 5 of Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to Georgia State Indemnification Fund, so as to provide that death by suicide of a public safety officer in certain instances be considered a death in the line of duty for purposes of indemnification; to provide clarification for instances of indemnification for heart attack, stroke, or vascular rupture; to revise and provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2022
Last action Mar 17, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2022
How they voted
39–3
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 47
Mar 15, 2022
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican29
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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