Line of Duty Act; amends definition of deceased person. (HB2186)
Introduced By
Del. Paula Miller (D-Norfolk) with support from 9 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Kris Amundson (D-Mount Vernon), Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax), Del. Ben Cline (R-Amherst), Del. Bobby Orrock (R-Thornburg), Del. Terrie Suit (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Grayson), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)
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
History
Date | Action |
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01/09/2007 | Committee |
01/09/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 075018422 |
01/09/2007 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
01/12/2007 | Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing (Suit) |
01/22/2007 | Impact statement from DPB (HB2186) |
01/30/2007 | Referred to Committee on Appropriations |
02/01/2007 | Assigned App. sub: Compensation and Retirement (Putney) |