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Committee raises burial benefit and allows surviving spouses to remarry without losing benefits
Summary
Lawmakers voted to increase the workers'‑compensation burial allowance for line‑of‑duty deaths from $5,000 to $10,000 and to allow surviving spouses to continue receiving death benefits after remarriage; witnesses included surviving spouses and first‑responder advocates who described financial hardship under current rules.
Two related bills addressing benefits for families of fallen first responders advanced from the House Committee on Government.
SB 11‑56 would increase the burial allowance paid under workers'‑compensation death benefits from $5,000 (established in 1989) to $10,000 to better match current funeral…
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