Florida 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 1232 — Death Benefits

Last action — Died in Community Affairs

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This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Death Benefits; Requiring an employer of a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer to extend paid health insurance benefits to a surviving spouse and each dependent child if the officer dies as a result of exposure in the line of duty to a pandemic disease that is the subject of a public health emergency; providing retroactive application, etc.

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Florida Senate - 2021 SB 1232 By Senator Book 32-01386-21 20211232__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to death benefits;
Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 1232 By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
and Senator Book 585-03336-21 20211232c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to death benefits;
requiring an employer of law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officers to extend paid health insurance benefits to a surviving spouse and each dependent child as a result of the death of the officer from a pandemic disease or an infectious disease that is the subject of a declared public health emergency if that officer was exposed in the line of duty;
requiring an employer of a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer to extend paid health insurance benefits to a surviving spouse and each dependent child if the officer dies as a result of exposure in the line of duty to a pandemic disease that is the subject of a public health emergency;
providing retroactive application;
providing a declaration of important state interest;
Any employer who employed a full-time law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer who was exposed to a pandemic disease or to an infectious disease in the line of duty which was the subject of a declared public health emergency and who died from such disease shall pay the entire premium of the employer’s health insurance plan for the employee’s surviving spouse and for each surviving dependent child of the deceased employee until the child reaches the age of majority or until the end of the calendar year in which the child reaches the age of 25, if the child continues to be dependent for support, or if the child is a full-time or part-time student and is dependent for support.
Any employer who employed a full-time law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer who was exposed in the line of duty to a pandemic disease that was the subject of a declared public health emergency and who died from such disease on or after March 1, 2020, shall pay the entire premium of the employer’s health insurance plan for the employee’s surviving spouse and for each surviving dependent child of the deceased employee until the child reaches the age of majority or until the end of the calendar year in which the child reaches the age of 25, if the child continues to be dependent for support, or if the child is a full-time or part-time student and is dependent for support.
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
Section 2. The amendments made by this act to s.
112.19, Florida Statutes, are intended to apply retroactively to the surviving spouse and dependent children of a law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or correctional probation officer who was exposed in the line of duty to a pandemic disease that was the subject of a declared public health emergency and who died from such disease on or after March 1, 2020.
Section 3. The Legislature determines and declares that this act fulfills an important state interest.
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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Action History

  1. Died in Community Affairs

  2. Now in Community Affairs

  3. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time

  4. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  5. CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0

  6. On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/24/21, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building

  7. Introduced

  8. Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Community Affairs; Appropriations

  9. Filed

Sponsors

  • Book · Primary

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  • Book

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Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1232 do?
Death Benefits; Requiring an employer of a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer to extend paid health insurance benefits to a surviving spouse and each dependent child if the officer dies as a result of exposure in the line of duty to a pandemic disease that is the subject of a public health emergency; providing retroactive application, etc.
Who sponsors SB 1232?
SB 1232 is sponsored by Book.
What is the current status of SB 1232?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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