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2025 Regular Session

House Bill 7053

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP UNIFORM STATUTORY DEFINITIONS OF "FIRST RESPONDER" AND "ESSENTIAL WORKER".

Became law as Special Act 25-24, signed July 8, 2025, 138 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To establish a working group to develop uniform statutory definitions of "first responder" and "essential worker".

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

27 co-sponsors

Tony J. Scott, Patrick S. Boyd, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Robin E. Comey, Jane M. Garibay, Tom Delnicki, Mitch Bolinsky, Gary A. Turco Jr., Martin Foncello, Kerry S. Wood, Nicholas Menapace, Michael D. Quinn, Ben McGorty, Ronald A. Napoli Jr., Travis Simms, Jill Barry, Rebecca Martinez, Christopher Poulos, William Pizzuto, Nick Gauthier, Kenneth Gucker, Henry J. Genga, Daniel Gaiewski, Tammy Nuccio, Joseph H. Zullo, Chris Aniskovich, Larry B. Butler

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Jason Perillo, Heather S. Somers

    Its course

    February 20 to July 8, 2025, 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 action21 actions on 11 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to May 1483 days

    Public Safety and Security CommitteeFeb 20 to Mar 1826 days

    In the SenateMay 14 to Jun 421 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 2521 days

    With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 813 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 14 · Adopted Jun 4

    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 Feb 20 – May 14

    1. Feb 20Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
    2. Feb 21Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
    3. Mar 18Public Safety and Security Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 14The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 16 – Jun 4

    1. May 16Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 4The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 16 – Jul 8

    1. Jun 16Numbered Special Act 25-24
    2. Jun 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 8Signed by the Governor
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Feb 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 21PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 18Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 14HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. May 14HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. May 16FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. May 16SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. May 16FILE NO.Both houses
    15. Jun 4SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    16. Jun 4SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. Jun 4ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    18. Jun 16SPECIAL ACTBoth houses
    19. Jun 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    20. Jun 25TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    21. Jul 8SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor