Panel backs cleanup to clarify firefighters' workers' compensation coverage when traveling
The committee returned HB2138 with a due-pass recommendation after testimony that the bill closes a statutory loophole that led to a denied claim for a Queen Creek firefighter and that a floor amendment will remove "county" from the definition to narrow scope.
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The Arizona House Commerce Committee voted to return House Bill 2138 with a due-pass recommendation after testimony that the bill clarifies the statutory definition of "firefighter" so workers' compensation covers professional firefighters injured while traveling to or from work.
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