Bill Amendment: TX HB541 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Relating to certain claims for benefits, compensation, or assistance by certain public safety employees and survivors of certain public safety employees.
Status: 2021-05-10 - Referred to State Affairs [HB541 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB541-House_Amendment_H_2_3-Patterson.html
Bill Title: Relating to certain claims for benefits, compensation, or assistance by certain public safety employees and survivors of certain public safety employees.
Status: 2021-05-10 - Referred to State Affairs [HB541 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB541-House_Amendment_H_2_3-Patterson.html
Amend CSHB 541 (house committee report) on page 7, between lines 11 and 12, by inserting the following:
(e) A rebuttal offered under this section to a presumption under Section 607.0545 may be based on evidence that a person with whom a detention officer, corrections employee, firefighter, peace officer, or emergency medical technician resides had a confirmed diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).