AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS
Summary
Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Signed Jun 10, 2026
Floor votes · House May 5, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 10, 2026
Signed into law
06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
06/04/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
May 20, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/20/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 15, 2026
Committee
05/15/2026 Referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
upper
May 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
05/05/2026 House read and passed
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Legislature · Passed
04/29/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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