HB 7129 (2019) -  Firefighters

General Bill by State Affairs Committee and Ingoglia (CO-SPONSORS) Altman; Avila; Brannan; Buchanan; Bush; Caruso; Casello; Daniels; Donalds; Duran; Eskamani; Fernández; Fetterhoff; Fine; Fischer; Fitzenhagen; Geller; Goff-Marcil; Good; Gottlieb; Gregory; Grieco; Hogan Johnson; Jacobs; Jones; Joseph; LaMarca; Latvala; Leek; Mercado; Newton; Polo; Polsky; Robinson, W.; Roth; Smith, C.; Stevenson; Thompson; Valdés; Watson, C.; Webb; Willhite; Williams; Williamson; Zika
Firefighters: Grants certain benefits to firefighter upon receiving diagnosis of cancer if certain conditions are met; requires employer to make certain disability payments to firefighter in event of total & permanent disability; provides for death benefits to firefighter's beneficiary if firefighter dies as result of cancer or cancer treatments; specifies that any costs associated with benefits granted by act must be borne by employer; requires Division of State Fire Marshal to adopt certain rules; adjusts allocation of funds to provide line-of-duty death benefits for members in investment plan of FRS; directs Division of Law Revision to adjust employer contribution rates for Special Risk Class & DROP in FRS.
Companion Bill passed CS/CS/SB 426 Firefighters By Appropriations and Community Affairs and Flores
Effective Date: July 1, 2019
Last Event: Companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 7:23 PM; HB Laid on Table

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB SAC 19-04 recommended by:
    State Affairs Committee

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 857 Subject: Firefighters Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 426 Subject: Firefighters Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/SB 784 Subject: Retirement Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 5/9/2019 11:59:10 AM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 4/18/2019 4:23:36 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 4/18/2019 3:44:26 PM
Chamber: House Committee: State Affairs Committee 4/16/2019 4:11:17 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) Time: 04/23/2019 - 7:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Substituted CS/CS/SB 426 Time: 04/23/2019 - 7:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 870767 filed Time: 04/19/2019 - 3:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/18/2019 - 7:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2019) Time: 04/18/2019 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/18/2019 - 3:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 04/18/2019 - 3:53 PM Member: Committee: State Affairs Committee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
112.1816 CS/CS/SB 426, HB 857, HB 951, SB 1240
121.735 CS/CS/SB 426, CS/SB 784