CS/CS/SB 426: Firefighters

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations, Community Affairs, Flores; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Torres, Hooper, Perry, Gruters, Broxson, Stewart, Taddeo, Berman, Powell, Mayfield, Rouson, Montford, Bracy, Farmer, Book, Gibson, Bean, Wright, Harrell, Baxley, Rodriguez, Rader

Firefighters; Granting certain benefits to a firefighter upon receiving a diagnosis of cancer if certain conditions are met; requiring an employer to make certain disability payments to a firefighter in the event of a total and permanent disability; providing for death benefits to a firefighter’s beneficiary if a firefighter dies as a result of cancer or cancer treatments; adjusting the allocation of funds to provide line-of-duty death benefits for members in the investment plan of the Florida Retirement System, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/24/2019 03:34 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Community Affairs (CA)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 7129 by State Affairs Committee Firefighters Last Action: 4/23/2019 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21) -HJ 786	Similar
  H 857 by Willhite, Latvala Firefighters Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Oversight, Transparency and Public Management Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21)	Compare
  S 784 (c1) by Gruters Retirement Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 426 (Ch. 2019-21)	Compare

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  112.1816		Page 1 (pdf)
  121.735	Allocations for member line-of-duty death benefits; percentage amounts.	Page 5 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/22/2019	S	• Filed
  2/1/2019	S	• Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 62
  2/12/2019	S	• On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/19/19, 2:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
  2/19/2019	S	• Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 158 • Now in Community Affairs
  2/28/2019	S	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/05/19, 2:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
  3/5/2019	S	• Introduced -SJ 62 • CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 186
  3/7/2019	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations • CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 189
  4/8/2019	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/11/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  4/11/2019	S	• CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 349
  4/15/2019	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  4/16/2019	S	• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 350
  4/18/2019	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/19 -SJ 413
  4/23/2019	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 411 • Amendment(s) adopted (566368) -SJ 411 • Read 3rd time -SJ 411 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 411
  4/23/2019	H	• In Messages • Substituted for HB 7129 -HJ 786 • Received -HJ 786 • Read 2nd time -HJ 786 • Placed on 3rd reading
  4/24/2019	H	• Read 3rd time -HJ 803 • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 803
  4/24/2019	S	• Ordered enrolled -SJ 469
  4/26/2019		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 580
  5/3/2019		• Approved by Governor -SJ 954 • Chapter No. 2019-21