HB 1113-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2055
01/10
HOUSE BILL 1113-FN
AN ACT relative to workers' compensation for heart and lung disease in firefighters.
SPONSORS: Rep. Horn, Merr. 2
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
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ANALYSIS
This bill repeals the length of time the presumption of heart or lung disease is occupationally related for firefighters.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2055
01/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to workers' compensation for heart and lung disease in firefighters.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeal. RSA 281-A:17, I(c), relative to the length of time the presumption of heart or lung disease in members of fire departments is occupationally related, is repealed.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
20-2055
11/4/19
HB 1113-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to workers' compensation for heart and lung disease in firefighters.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Fire and EMS Fund | |||
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Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
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Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill repeals the length of time limitation on the presumption that heart or lung disease is occupationally related for firefighters.
The Department of Safety indicates this change would increase the potential for continuation of current claims being paid and make new claims possible. The costs related to the increased claims cannot be determined, but would impact state, county and local expenditures for workers compensation.
The New Hampshire Municipal Association indicates this bill would lead to more claims for workers' compensation and increased workers' compensation rates for municipalities. The Association has no information that could be used to estimate the potential increase in municipal expenditures. There would be no impact on municipal revenues.
The Department of Labor does not anticipate the bill would impact state, county or local revenues. The Department assumes extention of the presumption that heart or lung disease in firefighters is occupationally related could lead to additional expenditures, particularly at the county and local levels, for workers' compensation premiums and coverage. Such costs cannot be determined because there is no way to predict the increase in claims.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
New Hampshire Municipal Association and Departments of Safety and Labor
| Date | Body | Type |
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| Jan. 16, 2020 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 23, 2020 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Feb. 6, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
| Feb. 13, 2020 | House | Floor Vote |
June 16, 2020: No Pending Motion; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
June 16, 2020: Vacated from Committee and Laid on Table, MA, VV; 06/16/2020 SJ 8
March 11, 2020: Introduced 03/11/2020 and Referred to Commerce; SJ 7
Feb. 13, 2020: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/13/2020 HJ 3 P. 3
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 19-0; CC)
Feb. 6, 2020: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/06/2020 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 5 P. 3
Feb. 13, 2020: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/13/2020 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 5 P. 3
Jan. 23, 2020: Executive Session: 01/23/2020 01:00 pm LOB 307
Jan. 16, 2020: Public Hearing: 01/16/2020 10:00 am LOB 307
Jan. 8, 2020: Introduced 01/08/2020 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services HJ 1 P. 10