ENROLLEDHFAHB979 4267 4543 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Regular Session HOUSEAmendments BILLproposed NO.by Representative Dewitt to Engrossed House Bill No.

979 BYby REPRESENTATIVESRepresentative WILEY,Wiley ADAMS,AMENDMENT BACALA,NO. BAGLEY, BAMBURG, BAYHAM, BILLINGS, BOUDREAUX, BOURRIAQUE, BOYER, BRAUD, BROUSSARD, BUTLER, CARPENTER, ROBBY CARTER, WILFORD CARTER, CARVER, CHASSION, COATES, DESHOTEL, DEWITT, DICKERSON, EDMONSTON, EGAN, FISHER, FONTENOT, FREIBERG, GLORIOSO,GREEN,DANAHENRY,HILFERTY,HORTON,ILLG,JACKSON, MIKE JOHNSON, TRAVIS JOHNSON, KERNER, KNOX, LACOMBE, LAFLEUR, TERRY LANDRY, LYONS, MACK, MARCELLE, MARTINEZ, MCFARLAND,MELERINE,MILLER,MOORE,MURRAY,OWEN,SAWYER, SCHLEGEL,SPELL,ST.BLANC,TAYLOR, TURNER,VILLIO,WYBLE,AND ZERINGUE AN ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.40:1665(C)(1)and1665.2(C)(1),relativetosurvivorbenefitsfor certain first responders;

to1 provideOn forpage the1, amountline of15, benefitsafter paid"sum toof" certaindelete beneficiariesin"three certaincircumstances;tohundred providefifty" forand applicability;insert "four hundred and four" AMENDMENT NO.

to2 provideOn forpage an1, effectiveline date;17, after "sum of" delete "three hundred fifty" and insert "four hundred and four" AMENDMENT NO.

3 On page 1, line 19, after "sum of" delete "three hundred fifty" and toinsert provide"four forhundred relatedand matters.four" AMENDMENT NO.

Be4 itOn enactedpage by2, theline Legislature1, ofafter Louisiana:"sum of" delete "three hundred fifty" and insert "four hundred and four" AMENDMENT NO.

Section5 1.Onpage2, attheend ofline15, after"sum of"delete"three"andatthebeginningofline16, delete "hundred fifty" and insert "four hundred and four" AMENDMENT NO.

R.S.6 On page 2, line 17, after "sum of" delete "three hundred fifty" and insert "four hundred and four" AMENDMENT NO.

40:1665(C)(1)7 andOn 1665.2(C)(1)page are2, herebyamendedline 19, after "sum of" delete "three hundred fifty" and reenactedinsert to"four readhundred asand follows:four" AMENDMENT NO.

§1665.8 On page 2, line 22, after "sum of" delete "three hundred fifty" and insert "four hundred and four" Page 1 of 1 CODING:

Financial security for surviving spouses and children of firemen in certain cases * * * C.(1) In any case in which a fireman suffers death as a result of an injury arisingout ofandinthecourseoftheperformanceofhis officialduties asafireman, or arisingout of anyactivitywhile on or off duty, in his capacityas a fireman, in the protection of life and property, the sum oftwohundredfiftythree hundred thousand dollars shall be paid to the surviving spouse of the fireman or, if not survived by a spouse, the sum of two hundred fiftythree hundredthousand dollars shall be paid to the surviving childorchildrenor,ifnot survivedbyaspousenora child or children, thenthesum oftwo hundredfiftythreehundredthousanddollarsshallbepaidto the named beneficiary listed on the fireman's designation form or, if there is no beneficiary designation form at the time of the fireman's death, and no surviving Page 1 of 3 CODING:

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979 ENROLLED spouse nor a child or children, then the sum of two hundred fifty three hundred thousand dollars shall be paid to the fireman's estate.

Each fireman shall complete abeneficiarydesignationform.Inaddition,ifthefiremanissurvivedbyadependent child or children, the sum of fifty thousand dollars shall be paid for each of the dependent children, such sums to be paid to the duly appointed and qualified tutor or the legal representative of the child or children.

Payment shall be made by the state risk manager out of the Self-Insurance Fund created in R.S.

39:1533(A).

* * * §1665.2.

Financial security for surviving spouses and children of law enforcement officers in certain cases * * * C.(1) In anycasein whicha law enforcementofficersuffersdeath as a result ofanyinjuryarisingout ofandin thecourseoftheperformanceofhisofficialduties as such officer, or arising out of anyactivity, while on or off duty, in his capacityas a law enforcement officer, in the protection of life or property, the sum of two hundredfiftythreehundredthousanddollarsshall bepaidto thesurvivingspouseof each officer or, if not survived by a spouse, the sum of two hundred fifty three hundred thousand dollars shall be paid to the surviving child or children or, if not survived bya spouse nor a child or children, then the sum of two hundred fiftythree hundredthousanddollarsshallbepaidtothenamedbeneficiarylistedontheofficer's beneficiary designation form or, if there is no designation form at the time of the officer's death, and no surviving spouse nor a child or children, then the sum of two hundredfiftythreehundredthousanddollarsshallbepaidtotheofficer'sestate.Each officer shall complete a beneficiary designation form.

In addition, if the officer is survived by a dependent child or children, the sum of fiftythousand dollars shall be paid for each of the dependent children, such sums to be paid to the duly appointed and qualified tutor or the legal representative of the child or children.

Payment shall be made by the state risk manager out of the Self-Insurance Fund created in R.S.

39:1533(A).

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979 ENROLLED Section 2.

The provisions of this Act shall apply to any qualifying death occurring on orafterJuly1,2025,forwhichaclaimisapprovedbytheLawEnforcementOfficersand Firemen's Survivor Benefit Review Board, regardless of whether the claim was approved before or after the effective date of this Act.

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ThisActshallbecomeeffectiveonJuly1,2026;ifvetoedbythegovernor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2026, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later.

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED:

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