| Last Action | recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to firefighters. |
| Bill Documents |
Bill
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| Impact Statements | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 1262 |
| Sponsors | M. McGarvey, C. McDaniel, R. Alvarado, J. Bowen, T. Buford, J. Carpenter, D. Carroll, P. Clark, D. Harper Angel, G. Neal, R. Webb |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 61.315 to create a presumption of a death in the line of duty and eligibility for a lump-sum death benefit for firefighters who obtain certain types of cancer; specify that the rebuttable presumption exists if an firefighter is employed for five years or more and has not used tobacco products for ten years. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Deaths - Firefighters, presumption of cancer as cause of death in the line of duty Firefighters and Fire Departments - Presumption of cancer as cause of death in the line of duty Labor and Industry - Firefighters, presumption of cancer as cause of death in the line of duty of firefighters Local Mandate - Firefighters, presumption of cancer as cause of death in the line of duty of firefighters |
| Proposed Amendments | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
| 01/28/16 |
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| 02/03/16 |
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| 02/10/16 |
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| 02/11/16 |
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| 02/16/16 |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Impact Statements |
Fiscal Note
Local Mandate |
| Summary | Clarify that the provision relating to the death benefit provided to firefighters affected by cancer is limited to certain types of cancer. |
| Index Headings |
Deaths - Firefighters, presumption of cancer as cause of death in the line of duty Firefighters and Fire Departments - Presumption of cancer as cause of death in the line of duty Labor and Industry - Firefighters, presumption of cancer as cause of death in the line of duty of firefighters Local Mandate - Firefighters, presumption of cancer as cause of death in the line of duty of firefighters |
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