States / Rhode Island / HB 7149
HB 7149 Failed
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS
Introduced
In Committee
Floor
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Enacted
Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.
- Chamber
- House
- Introduced
- Jan 16, 2026
- Last action
- Mar 24, 2026 — 03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Sponsor
- Julie Casimiro D
- Session
- 2026
- Momentum
- 5 · Stalled