DISABILITY BENEFIT-FIREFIGHTER
Summary
Amends the Public Employee Disability Act. Provides that the term "eligible employee" as used in the Act includes firefighters employed as full-time paramedics or firefighters who perform paramedic duties.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
Nov 2018
Introduced Apr 23, 2018
Signed Nov 30, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2018 · House Apr 19, 2018
How they voted
40–2
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 48
May 24, 2018
D
Democratic28
85% Yea
R
Republican20
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Nov 28, 2018
Vetoed
Both Houses Override Total Veto
lower
Nov 28, 2018
Vetoed
Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 045-005-001
upper
Nov 15, 2018
Vetoed
Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. Linda Holmes
upper
Nov 14, 2018
Vetoed
Placed Calendar Total Veto November 15, 2018
upper
Nov 14, 2018
Vetoed
Override Governor Veto - House Passed 095-014-000
lower
Nov 14, 2018
Vetoed
Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. Kathleen Willis
lower
Nov 13, 2018
Vetoed
Placed on Calendar Total Veto
lower
Aug 21, 2018
Vetoed
Governor Vetoed
lower
May 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Labor; 011-003-000
upper
May 2, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Labor
upper
Apr 23, 2018
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 23, 2018
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 19, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (84-7-7)
house
Apr 12, 2018
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kathleen Willis
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Labor & Commerce Committee; 023-003-000
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
Assigned to Labor & Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2018
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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