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HB 0216 -	Workers' Compensation for Firefighters Who Contract a Disease in the Line of Duty
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Tracking Level:

Neutral

Sponsor:

Gravley, Micah 67th

Last Action:

5/3/2016 - House Date Signed by Governor

State Code Titles:

House Committee:

I&L

Senate Committee:

I&L

Assigned To:

Staff Analysis of the Legislation
This legislation has been amended and it allows claims for workers' compensation benefits be provided to a firefighter who develops cancer, if proven by a preponderance of evidence, along with clear medical evidence, that there is a direct link to their employment as a firefighter as the cause of the cancer. This bill is the House version of SB 29.

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