AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS (Increases the killed-in-line-of-duty benefit for active or retired police officer, capitol police officer, correctional officer, firefighter, crash rescue crew person, fire marshal or deputy fire marshal from 40% to 100% of the federal death benefit.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 23, 2023
Last action May 12, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2023
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
May 11, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 12, 2023
Committee
05/12/2023 Referred to House Labor
lower
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/11/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 3, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/03/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
03/23/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Britto
DDemocratic
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
John Burke
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
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