l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 1471

Law enforcement officers and fire fighters; increase death and disability benefits under trust funds.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-2-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCREASE THE DEATH BENEFIT PAYABLE FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS DEATH BENEFITS TRUST FUND FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY; TO CREATE A LEGAL PRESUMPTION THAT CERTAIN HEALTH CONDITIONS RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR FIRE FIGHTER OCCURRED IN THE LINE OF DUTY; TO AMEND SECTION 45-2-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PAYMENTS THAT MAY BE MADE FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS DISABILITY BENEFITS TRUST FUND TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR FIRE FIGHTER WHO SUFFERS A DISABILITY IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION AGAINST PAYMENT OF DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR CHRONIC OR REPETITIVE INJURY; TO CREATE A LEGAL PRESUMPTION THAT CERTAIN HEALTH CONDITIONS RESULTING IN THE DISABILITY OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR FIRE FIGHTER OCCURRED IN THE LINE OF DUTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

11 co-sponsors

Henry Zuber III, Gary Chism, Jim Ellington, Harvey Fillingane, Mac Huddleston, Alex Monsour, John L. Moore, Ken Morgan, Billy Nicholson, Gary V. Staples, Mary Ann Stevens

Its course

February 4 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days

AppropriationsFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 19

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  2. Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives