Revision: Dec. 2, 2019, 10 a.m.
HB 1122-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2078
08/01
HOUSE BILL 1122-FN
AN ACT relative to death benefits of first responders who die from suicide.
SPONSORS: Rep. Abbas, Rock. 8; Rep. Doucette, Rock. 8; Rep. Lang, Belk. 4
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill includes suicide under the definition of "killed in the line of duty" when considering eligibility for death benefits of first responders.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2078
08/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to death benefits of first responders who die from suicide.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Killed in the Line of Duty; Suicide Included. Amend RSA 21-I:29-a, I(f) to read as follows:
(f) "Killed in the line of duty'' means a death, including suicide, of a police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, or rescue squad member while in the performance of his or her duties as a result of incident, accident, or violence causing death or injuries which are the direct or proximate cause of death. "Incident'' shall include any death that is determined to be occupationally related by the worker's compensation insurance carrier, a self-insured worker's compensation plan, or by the labor commissioner for workers' compensation purposes pursuant to RSA 281-A.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
20-2078
10/22/19
HB 1122-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to death benefits of first responders who die from suicide.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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| Estimated Increase / (Decrease) | |||
STATE: | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 |
Appropriation | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill expands the eligibility of a $100,000 line-of-duty death benefit for first responders who die from suicide. To the extent an eligible individual is determined to have been killed in the line of duty, general fund appropriations and expenditures would increase.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
None