l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

House Bill 823

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 2, 2010. The 2010 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

Its course

January 14 to February 2, 2010, 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 RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 2 · stopped19 days

AppropriationsJan 14 to Feb 2 · stopped19 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 Jan 14 – Feb 2

  1. Referred to the House committee on Appropriations
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published