AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS -- PRESUMPTION FOR HEART DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION (Allows the presumption of in-the-line-of-duty illness unless contrary evidence is presented.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Signed Jun 27, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2023
How they voted
24–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jun 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/14/2023 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/08/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 31, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/31/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 3, 2023
Committee
05/03/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
02/01/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alana DiMario
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
Jonathon Acosta
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Pearson
DDemocratic
P
Val Lawson
DDemocratic
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