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SB 24-089 CO
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Firefighter Heart Benefits Trust

CO · session 2024A · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 24, 2024

Latest action (May 24, 2024) Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing

Summary

The act removes the ability of most firefighter employers to select accident insurance, self-insurance, or a self-insurance pool as options to provide statutorily required monetary benefits to a firefighter who has experienced a heart and circulatory malfunction. As a result, all firefighter employers except for those exempted by the act must participate in a multiple employer health trust in order to provide such benefits. The act exempts firefighter employers that are cities and counties or municipalities that, as of July 2022, have a population of 400,000 or more and, as of April 30, 2024, have enacted an ordinance to provide the required monetary benefits that remains in effect. APPROVED by Governor May 24, 2024 EFFECTIVE May 24, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors (3)

Action history (14)

  1. May 24, 2024 Governor Signed · executive
  2. May 8, 2024 Sent to the Governor · executive
  3. May 8, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  4. May 8, 2024 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
  5. Apr 30, 2024 Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · upper
  6. Apr 29, 2024 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
  7. Apr 26, 2024 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
  8. Apr 19, 2024 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
  9. Apr 16, 2024 House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
  10. Feb 22, 2024 Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services · lower
  11. Feb 22, 2024 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  12. Feb 21, 2024 Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
  13. Feb 15, 2024 Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
  14. Jan 24, 2024 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Local Government & Housing · upper

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