SPONSOR: Amato
This bill increases the line of duty compensation benefit paid to a claimant from the current amount of $25,000 to $100,000, subject to appropriation, for deaths occurring on or after August 28, 2024. Beginning in 2025, the amount of compensation benefits are adjusted annually by the percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The annual adjustment would not decrease the compensation benefit paid to a claimant to less than $100,000.
The provisions of this program will expire on December 31, 2030.
This bill is similar to HB 1174 (2023).
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