MS HB1385 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 17-9)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 17-9)
Status: Failed on February 5 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Provide That When A First Responder Who Has Completed A Certain Number Of Years Of Service Is Unable To Perform His Regular Duties Due To Cancer, The Cancer Must Be Classified As An Occupational Disease Connected With The Duties Of The First Responder; To Provide That The Affected First Responder, Or His Survivors, Is Entitled To All Rights And Benefits Granted By State Law To Which A Person Suffering An Occupational Injury Is Entitled; To Provide That A Disease Of The Heart Or Lungs, Certain Hearing Loss, Or Hepatitis B Or C That Develops In A Firefighter Or Police Officer Is Presumed To Have Been Caused By Work Performed In The Line Of Duty, And The Employee Is Entitled To All Rights And Benefits Granted By State Law To Which A Person Suffering An Occupational Injury Is Entitled; And For Related Purposes.
Title
First responders; declare certain diseases and conditions as work-related and entitling worker to benefits.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-05 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2019-01-21 | House | Referred To Insurance |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2019/pdf/history/HB/HB1385.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2019/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1385IN.htm |
