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House General and Housing members debate expansion, duplication concerns in proposed death-benefit bill
Summary
Members of the House General and Housing committee discussed whether to expand a state death-benefit program to additional public-safety occupations and raised duplication and budget concerns; the committee did not take a formal vote and discussed sending recommended language to House Appropriations.
Members of the House General and Housing committee spent about 20 minutes on March 13 discussing proposed changes to a state death-benefit program that would extend benefits to more public-safety employees, including correctional officers.
The committee did not take a formal vote. Members discussed two central concerns raised in earlier testimony to House Appropriations: duplication with existing state-provided life-insurance benefits for some state employees and the overall expansion of beneficiary categories. Committee members described several procedural options, including sending recommended language to House Appropriations, deferring further action and collecting more testimony, or proposing amendments if Appropriations returns the bill to General and Housing.
The discussion opened after…
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