CS/SB 1490 -  First Responders and Crime Scene Investigators

General Bill by Governmental Oversight and Accountability and Burgess
First Responders and Crime Scene Investigators: Defining the term “first responder”; authorizing certain diagnoses to be made through telehealth; providing that posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by a crime scene investigator is a compensable occupational disease under certain circumstances; providing requirements for benefits offered to a crime scene investigator for posttraumatic stress disorder, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2024
Last Event: 03/08/24 S Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government on Friday, March 8, 2024 2:25 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 01/29/24 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 993 Subject: First Responders and Crime Scene Investigators Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 211 Subject: Licensed Counseling for First Responders Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 1/30/2024 10:38:15 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 1/26/2024 1:03:59 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Time: 03/08/2024 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time Time: 02/01/2024 - 5:58 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Time: 01/30/2024 - 7:11 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/30/2024 - 10:53 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Time: 01/29/2024 - 4:17 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/29/24, 1:30 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 01/24/2024 - 2:32 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/10/2024 - 6:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations Time: 01/10/2024 - 9:18 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/05/2024 - 1:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
112.1815 HB 211, HB 993
112.18155 HB 211, HB 993
112.18156 HB 993