Line of Duty Act; amends definition of deceased person. (SB885)
Introduced By
Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073171724 |
01/08/2007 | Referred to Committee on Finance |
01/19/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (SB885) |
01/25/2007 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) |
01/26/2007 | Read second time |
01/26/2007 | Reading of amendment waived |
01/26/2007 | Committee amendment agreed to |
01/26/2007 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB885E |
01/26/2007 | Printed as engrossed 073171724-E |
01/29/2007 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) |
01/29/2007 | Communicated to House |
02/05/2007 | Placed on Calendar |
02/05/2007 | Read first time |
02/05/2007 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/09/2007 | Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (Putney) |
02/13/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (SB885E) |