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Committee raises line-of-duty death benefit to $250,000; highway payouts not retroactive
Summary
A joint committee passed HB 1293 to raise the state line-of-duty death benefit from $150,000 to $250,000 for firefighters, police, state troopers, first responders and highway workers; the Arkansas Department of Transportation said payments for highway employees would apply only to deaths after enactment, not retroactively.
Representative Andrews presented House Bill 1293 to the joint Public Retirement & Social Security Programs committee, asking the panel to increase the state line-of-duty death benefit for firefighters, police, state troopers, first responders and highway employees.
"So what we're doing is increasing the line of death duty benefit. We have men and women who put their selves in line every single day. Firefighters, first responders, police officers, state troopers, and this bill also is adding, our highway department workers does well. People who serve…
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