Emergency Medical Services

State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to emergency medical services and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-416] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Public Health ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 311A to create the EMS Professionals Foundation Program fund; specify the ambulance services and EMS professionals that are eligible to share in the distribution of the fund; provide that the Board of Emergency Medical Services shall administer the fund and may promulgate administrative regulations to facilitate its administration; authorize reimbursement for an EMS professional's out-of-pocket costs for mental health treatment for a diagnosed post-traumatic stress injury or post-traumatic stress disorder; provide (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin D. Bratcher Introduced In House on 01/30/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship - Alterations [SB-691] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Altering the Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship to make the scholarship applicable to all courses at institutions of higher education in the State; and altering the maximum award available, when a scholarship should be credited, and to whom initial awards should be provided under the scholarship.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine Approved By The Governor - Chapter 224 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Employee Retirement Income [HB-714] [Taxes ] [Retirement ] [Public Safety ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Increasing, from $15,000 to $20,000, the amount allowed as a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for retirement income attributable to an individual's employment as a public safety employee; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti First Reading Ways And Means on 01/26/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to local government and declaring an emergency. [HB-388] [Housing ] [Law Enforcement ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Elections ] [Property Tax ] [Construction ] [Real Estate ] [Public Safety ]
Creates a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to provide that members of local boards, commissions, committees, and other bodies created by or appointed by consolidated local governments have geographic diversity; amends KRS 67C.103 to require that the election of council members in a consolidated local government be nonpartisan; amends KRS 67C.105 to require that the election of a mayor in a consolidated local government be nonpartisan; amends KRS 67C.111, regarding incorporation and annexation of cities in a county containing a consolidated local government, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin D. Bratcher Delivered To Secretary Of State (acts Ch. 181) on 04/12/2024

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State (Utah)
Utah 2024 General Session

Medical Cannabis Pharmacy Modifications [HB-389] [Cannabis ] [Healthcare ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Health ]
Medical Cannabis Pharmacy Modifications

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Evan J. Vickers Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/14/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Police Auxiliary and Reserve Volunteers [HB-646] [Taxes ] [Law Enforcement ] [Budget and Spending ] [Public Safety ]
Increasing, from $5,000 to $7,000, a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for an individual who is a qualifying police auxiliary or reserve volunteer.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins Approved By The Governor - Chapter 15 on 04/09/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Youth Sports Programs - Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plans - Requirements [HB-686] [Sports ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Public Safety ]
Requiring a youth sports program to develop venue-specific emergency action plans for each facility that is used by the youth sports program during relevant athletic seasons; requiring an action plan to include the operation and use of automated external defibrillators, the provision of first aid, and coordination of care for certain injuries and severe weather conditions for practices or events; requiring the action plan to be available on the youth sports program's website; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Income Tax – Subtraction Modification – Public Safety Employee Retirement Income [SB-588] [Taxes ] [Retirement ] [Public Safety ]
Increasing, from $15,000 to $20,000, the amount allowed as a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for retirement income attributable to an individual's employment as a public safety employee; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael A. Jackson Hearing 2/07 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/29/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers [HB-626] [Taxes ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Budget and Spending ] [Finance ]
Increasing, from $7,000 to $10,000, the amount of a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for an individual who is a qualifying public safety volunteer for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024; requiring each police agency to maintain certain records of the activities of each member of a police auxiliary or reserve, provide each member with a certain report on the preceding calendar year, and provide a certain report and certification that an individual qualified for the subtraction modification; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2024

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State (Kentucky)
Kentucky 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation for first responders. [HB-363] [Workers' Compensation ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ]
Amend KRS 342.0011 to allow "injury" to include psychological injuries for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, front-line staff members, or members of the National Guard; create a new section of KRS Chapter 342 to establish when psychological injuries are valid workers' compensation claims when not a direct result of a physical injury physical injury.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rachel Roberts Introduced In House on 01/24/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act [HB-597] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Healthcare ] [Criminal Justice ]
Altering the Law Enforcement Cadet Apprenticeship Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to be the Public Safety Apprenticeship Program; expanding the purpose and scope of the Program to promote careers with certain public safety agencies; altering the eligibility criteria and the types of grants to be awarded under the Program; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop certain mental health wellness policies to be implemented in certain law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser Approved By The Governor - Chapter 709 on 05/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) [HB-575] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to certain victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; authorizing the Governor to include certain funding in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser Approved By The Governor - Chapter 705 on 05/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Dorchester County - County Applicants - Polygraph Examination [HB-589] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Law Enforcement ]
Exempting applicants for employment as a paramedic or an emergency medical technician with Dorchester County or as a 9-1-1 specialist at the Dorchester County 9-1-1 Center from the prohibition on employers requiring or demanding that an individual submit to or take a polygraph examination as a condition of prospective employment.

  

Sponsored by: No sponsors Approved By The Governor - Chapter 380 on 04/25/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs [HB-576] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Human Services ]
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish the program by July 1, 2026; requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser Approved By The Governor - Chapter 703 on 05/16/2024

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State (Utah)
Utah 2024 General Session

Dispatcher Discipline Amendments [HB-370] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Dispatcher Discipline Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Todd D. Weiler Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/13/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs [SB-453] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing each county to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program; requiring the Maryland Department of Health, on or before July 1, 2026, to establish an assisted outpatient treatment program in a county that does not opt to establish a program; and requiring the Office of the Public Defender to provide representation in assisted outpatient treatment proceedings.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay Approved By The Governor - Chapter 704 on 05/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act [SB-470] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Healthcare ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ]
Altering the Law Enforcement Cadet Apprenticeship Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to be the Public Safety Apprenticeship Program; expanding the purpose and scope of the Program to promote careers with certain public safety agencies; altering the eligibility criteria and the types of grants to be awarded under the Program; requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to develop certain mental health wellness policies to be implemented in certain law enforcement agencies and correctional facilities; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe Approved By The Governor - Chapter 708 on 05/16/2024

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) [SB-471] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Altering the composition of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board; altering certain duties, powers, and procedures for the Board to make awards to victims of crime; altering the powers and duties of certain employees; altering the amount and types of awards the Board is authorized to make to certain victims of crime; authorizing reconsideration and judicial review of decisions of the Board; authorizing the Governor to include certain funding in the annual budget bill for the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe Third Reading Passed (43-0) on 04/02/2024

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State (South Dakota)
South Dakota 2024 Regular Session

Ensure the availability of law enforcement and emergency services in certain state parks and to declare an emergency. [SB-122] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Funding ]
Ensure the availability of law enforcement and emergency services in certain state parks and to declare an emergency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Phil Jensen Judiciary Motion To Amend, Passed Amendment 122b on 02/01/2024

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State (South Dakota)
South Dakota 2024 Regular Session

Provide special motor vehicle license plates for advanced life support personnel and emergency medical technicians. [HB-1120] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ]
Provide special motor vehicle license plates for advanced life support personnel and emergency medical technicians.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Stevens Signed By The Governor On March 07, 2024 H.j. 498 on 03/07/2024

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