AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- FIREFIGHTER DISABILITY (Creates a work disabling presumption for any firefighter who passed a physical examination upon entry into service and who later contracts disabling hypertension, stroke, or heart disease.)
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
Sep 2017
Senate Passage
Sep 2017
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2017
Last action Sep 19, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Sep 19, 2017
Legislature · Passed
09/19/2017 House passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/06/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
03/09/2017 Introduced, referred to House Labor
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gregg Amore
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
KA
Kenneth A. Marshall
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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