AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- CANCER BENEFITS FOR FIRE FIGHTERS (Defines a fire fighter as a member of a fire department or a city, town, or fire district emergency services unit for the purposes of cancer benefits for firefighters.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Signed Jun 19, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2023
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 37
Jun 1, 2023
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 19, 2023
Signed into law
06/19/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/08/2023 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/06/2023 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 2, 2023
Committee
06/02/2023 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/01/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 25, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/25/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 11, 2023
Committee
05/11/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
02/16/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bridget Valverde
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Pearson
DDemocratic
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
P
Victoria Gu
DDemocratic
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