PUBLIC EMPLOYEES: Provides for certain insurance benefits for firemen and law enforcement officers who suffer a catastrophic injury resulting in permanent and total disability caused by an individual with the specific intent to kill an officer while the fireman or officer is engaged in the performance of his official duties. (gov sig) (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2018
Last action May 18, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Amendments
3
May 17, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Notice House adopted the Conference Committee Report.
legislature
May 17, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Report read, roll called, yeas 93, nays 0. The Conference Committee Report was adopted.
legislature
May 16, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Notice of Senate adoption of Conference Committee Report.
legislature
May 16, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee Report read; adopted by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays.
legislature
May 15, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee report received.
legislature
May 15, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Conference Committee report received. Lies over under the rules.
legislature
May 10, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Notice House Conference Committee members appointed.
legislature
May 9, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Senate conference committee members appointed: Erdey, Gary Smith, and Peacock.
legislature
May 1, 2018
Introduced
Notice of Senate rejecting House amendments.
legislature
Apr 30, 2018
Introduced
Received from the House with amendments.
legislature
Apr 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 0. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
legislature
Apr 9, 2018
Introduced
Reported with Legislative Bureau amendments.
legislature
Apr 6, 2018
Committee
Reported favorably (12-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
legislature
Apr 3, 2018
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs.
legislature
Apr 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. Read by title, passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays, and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
legislature
Mar 26, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Reported favorably.
legislature
Mar 12, 2018
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary B.
legislature
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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