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Tracking Virginia’s General Assembly
since 2007.
HB2186: Line of Duty Act; amends definition of deceased person.
Chief Patron
Del.
Paula Miller (D-87)
Paula Miller
(D-87)
Norfolk, VA
Served: 2005–
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Status
Bill is Dead
Summary
Line of Duty Act. Amends the definition of "deceased person" to include an individual who suffers a heart attack or stroke during nonroutine, stressful, or strenuous law-enforcement situations, fire suppression, rescue, or other such activities and who suffers the heart attack or stroke while engaged in the activity or not later than 24 hours after the activity. The bill also allows for the $100,000 payment to the beneficiary of the deceased to be annually adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.
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