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430 BY REPRESENTATIVE CHASSION LAWAND ENFORCE/OFFICERS:SENATORS BARROW, BOUDREAUX, CARTER, EDMONDS, FESI, FOIL, HENRY, HENSGENS, JACKSON- ANDREWS, JENKINS, LUNEAU, MIGUEZ, MILLER, MIZELL, MYERS, PRICE, AND WOMACK AN ACT To enact R.S.
Enacts the MJ 911 Act to extend health insurance coverage for families of law enforcement officers and firemen employed by the City of Lafayette who are killed in the line of duty AN ACT To enact R.S.
B.(1) The employer of a fireman employed by the City of Lafayette who suffers death as a result of any injury arising out of and in the course of the performance of his official duties as a fireman, or arising out of any activity while on or off duty in his capacityas a fireman in the protection of life or property, shall Page 1 of 54 CODING:
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Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall be applied retroactively to January 1, 2017, for the payment of healthinsurancebenefitsforthesurvivingspouseandthechildren,stepchildren,and adopted children of anyfiremenany firemen who suffered death as a result of anyinjuryarisinganyinjury arising out of and in the course of the performance of his official duties as a fireman, or arising out of any activity while on or off duty in his capacity as a fireman in the protection of life or property.
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The employer of a law enforcement officer employed by the City of Lafayette who suffers death as a result of anyinjuryany injury arising out of and in the course of the performance of his official duties as a law enforcement officer, or arising out of any activity while on or off duty in his capacity as a law enforcement officer in theprotectionoflifeorproperty,shallprovideandpayforhealthinsurancecoverage forthelawenforcementofficer'ssurvivingspouseuntilthesurvivingspousereachesPage Medicare2 eligibility.of 4 CODING:
B.(1)Wordsinstruckthroughtypearedeletionsfromexistinglaw;wordsunderscored Theare employeradditions. of a law enforcement officer employed by the City of Lafayette who suffers death as a result of any injury arising out of and in the course of the performance of his official duties as a law enforcement officer, or arising out of any activity while on or off duty in his capacity as a law enforcement officer in theprotectionoflifeorproperty,shallprovideandpayforhealthinsurancecoverage for the law enforcement officer's child, stepchild, or adopted child who is anyof the following:
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B.(1) The employer of a law enforcement officer employed by the City of Lafayette who suffers death as a result of anyinjury arising out of and in the course of the performance of his official duties as a law enforcement officer, or arising out of any activity while on or off duty in his capacity as a law enforcement officer in theprotectionoflifeorproperty,shallprovideandpayforhealthinsurancecoverage for the law enforcement officer's child, stepchild, or adopted child who is anyof the following:
(2) The employer shall provide and payfor the health insurance required by this Subsection following the death of the law enforcementofficeruntil the childchildno no longer meets the qualifications pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
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Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall be applied retroactively to January 1, 2017, for the payment of healthinsurancebenefitsforthesurvivingspouseandthechildren,stepchildren,and adopted children of any law enforcement officer who suffered death as a result of any injury arising out of and in the course of the performance of his official duties asa law enforcementofficer,or arising out ofanyactivitywhileonoroffdutyinhis capacity as a law enforcement officer in the protection of life or property.
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Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Section shall be applied retroactively to January 1, 2017, for the payment of healthinsurancebenefitsforthesurvivingspouseandthechildren,stepchildren,and adopted children of any law enforcement officer who suffered death as a result of any injury arising out of and in the course of the performance of his official duties asalawenforcementofficer,orarisingout of anyactivitywhile on oroffdutyin his capacity as a law enforcement officer in the protection of life or property.
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[R.S.
1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 430 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Chassion Abstract:
Extends health insurance coverage for the families of law enforcement officers and firemen killed in the line of duty employed by the city of Lafayette.
Present law requires the employer of a law enforcement officer or fireman who is killed in the course of the performance of his official duties or arising out of any activity on or off duty in his capacity as a law enforcement officer or fireman, in the protection of life or property, to provide and payfor health insurancecoverage for thelawenforcementofficer's or fireman's surviving spouse for two years following the death of the law enforcement officer or fireman.
Requires the employer to provide and payfor health insurance coverage for the law enforcement officer's or fireman's surviving children, stepchildren, and adopted children for as long as the child remains qualified for the benefit or two years, whichever comes first.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law enacts the "MJ 911 Act" in memory of officers lost in the line of duty.
Proposed law requires the employer of a law enforcement officer or fireman employed by thecityofLafayettetoprovidehealthinsurancecoverageuntilthelawenforcementofficer's surviving spouse or the surviving spouse of a fireman reachesMedicareeligibility.
Extends health insurance coverage to the law enforcement officer's or fireman's child, stepchild, or adopted child who is any of the following:
(1) Under the age of 26.
(2) Physically or mentally disabled.
Proposed law requires health insurance coverage for children until a child no longer meets the specified qualifications.
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40:1665.5 and 1665.6) Summary of Amendments Adopted by House The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Appropriations to the original bill:
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Changes the termination of health insurance coverage for a deceased fireman or law enforcement officer's surviving spouse from the remainder of the surviving spouse's life to until the surviving spouse reaches Medicare eligibility.
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Changes the age until which a deceased law enforcement officer or fireman's child,stepchild,oradoptedchildqualifiesforheathinsurancecoveragepursuant to proposed law from 18 years of age to 26 years of age.
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Removes provision requiring coverage if a child, stepchild, or adopted child is under the age of 23 and enrolled in secondaryschool or an accredited college or university.
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
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Changes the employer required to provide health insurance coverage under proposed law from Lafayette Parish to the city of Lafayette.
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