Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on June 2, 2007. The 2007 session has ended.
2007 Regular Session
House Bill 6956
AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS AND EMERGENCY RESCUE WORKERS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To establish rebuttable presumptions allowing police officers and firefighters to receive workers' compensation benefits for certain medical conditions.
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
Sponsor
21 co-sponsors
Melissa M. Olson, DebraLee Hovey, Jeffrey J. Berger, David McCluskey, Raymond C. Kalinowski, Jim Shapiro, Larry B. Butler, Ernest Hewett, Jack F. Hennessy, David Aldarondo, John W. Thompson, Christopher L. Caruso, Stephen D. Dargan, Tom F. Christiano, Ryan P. Barry, Linda A. Orange, Linda M. Gentile, Russell A. Morin, Joseph J. Taborsak, Jason W. Bartlett, Bob Godfrey
In the Senate
4 co-sponsors
David J. Cappiello, Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Bill Finch, Gary D. LeBeau
Its course
January 25 to June 2, 2007, 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 action33 actions on 21 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 25 to Jun 2 · stopped128 days
Labor and Public Employees CommitteeJan 25 to Feb 1319 days
Public Safety and Security CommitteeFeb 13 to Mar 116 days
Appropriations CommitteeMar 20 to Apr 1930 days
Planning and Development CommitteeMay 8 to May 146 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentPending
Text
Each version as the General Assembly 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 General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 25 – May 14
- Jan 25Introduced and sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Jan 26Heard in Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Feb 13Labor and Public Employees Committee recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Public Safety and Security Committee
- Mar 1Public Safety and Security Committee recommended it
- Mar 20Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 19Appropriations Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 20Certified as an emergency, with no committee
- May 8Sent to Planning and Development Committee
- May 14Planning and Development Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 33 actions, as published
- Jan 25REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Jan 26PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Feb 13Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
- Feb 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Feb 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Feb 20FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
- Feb 21FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- Mar 1Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 2FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 7REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 13FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Mar 13HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Mar 13FILE NO.Both houses
- Mar 20REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- Apr 19Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 20EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO JR 15(D) SUBSECTION(1)House of Representatives
- Apr 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- May 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 3NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 3TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 3FILE NO.Both houses
- May 8REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- May 14Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- May 15FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 17REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- May 23RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 23NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 23TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 23FILE NO.Both houses
- Jun 2HOUSE DESIGNATED HO. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 2BILL PASSED TEMPORARILYHouse of Representatives