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Senate panel hears bill to reopen COVID-era death-benefit claims for fallen officers
Summary
Senate Bill 56 would let families of law enforcement officers who died of COVID-19 on or before April 15, 2022, apply for indemnification benefits during a limited window; the committee treated the measure as a hearing only and will revisit it.
The Georgia Senate Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security on Wednesday heard testimony on Senate Bill 56, which would allow families of law enforcement officers who died of COVID-19 on or before April 15, 2022, to apply for benefits from a state indemnification fund during a short application window.
Committee members and the bill’s sponsor told the panel that funds to pay approved claims—about $4,350,000—were added to the amended fiscal-year budget and signed by the governor, and the bill would create a procedural trigger so eligible families can submit…
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