LINE OF DUTY COMPENSATION-DUTY
Summary
Amends the Line of Duty Compensation Act. Changes the definition of "killed in the line of duty" to include losing one's life while on active duty in connection with, among other operations, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, Operation New Dawn, and Operation Inherent Resolve. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Apr 25, 2017
Signed Aug 18, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 25, 2017 · House May 24, 2017
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
Apr 25, 2017
D
Democratic28
92% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Aug 18, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 24, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 17, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 007-000-000
lower
May 9, 2017
Committee
Assigned to State Government Administration Committee
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 25, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-0-2)
senate
Feb 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Veterans Affairs; 006-000-000
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Veterans Affairs
upper
Feb 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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